What Do Proponents of the Hydraulic Theory for the Origin

question 33

Multiple Choice

What do proponents of the hydraulic theory for the origin of the state argue?

• A) Irrigation began in China and spread along ancient trade routes.
• B) States were the by-products of the organizational requirements of large irrigation systems.
• C) Irrigation systems favored democracy.
• D) In Europe, irrigation provided the advantage that allowed anatomically modern humans to displace Neandertals.
• E) Mesolithic states developed so that they could build irrigation systems.

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