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Khan Academy: Where and Why Did the First Cities and States Appear?

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Fueled by surplus crops, agriculture led to the formation of the world's first large-scale civilizations. [10:45]

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Concepts
domestic animals, egypt, farming, irrigation, mesopotamia, population growth, specialization, surplus
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Additional Tags
agrarian civilizations, agriculture, collective learning, cultural differences, cultural similarities, early class system, first cities, first governments, first states, increasing complexity, khan academy, nippur, writing, first civilizations (prehistory to ad 500)
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional