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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-A process of centralization that took place in the First Civilizations, growing out of the greater complexity of urban life and the need for coordination, regulation, adjudication, and military leadership.

• A)Norte Chico/Caral
• B)Indus Valley civilization
• C)Central Asian/Oxus civilization
• D)Olmec civilization
• E)Uruk
• F)Epic of Gilgamesh
• G)Mohenjo Daro/Harappa
• H)Code of Hammurabi
• I)patriarchy
• J)rise of the state
• K)Egypt
• L)Sumer
• M)Paneb
• N)Nubia

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Definitions:

Normative Economic Statements

Assertions about what ought to be in the economy, reflecting judgments and prescriptions for economic policy.

Positive Economic Statements

Statements that can be tested and validated; they describe the world as it is versus how it should be.

Opinion

A personal view, attitude, or appraisal.

Rational Behavior

The theory that individuals make decisions based on maximizing their own benefit or utility, considering all available information and the potential costs and benefits.