The Inka Empire, which À ourished in the 15th and early 16th centuries C.E.,
was the ¿ rst to link these centers into a single political system.
This brief tour of some of the earliest Agrarian civilizations hints at their
variety. But there were also some remarkable similarities, which we return to
in the next lecture. Ŷ
Bentley and Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters, chaps. 3–6.
Christian, Maps of Time, chap. 9.
Fagan, People of the Earth, chaps. 15–18, 21, 22.
Brown, Big History, chap. 6.
Fernandez-Armesto, The World, chap. 4.
Mann, 1491.
- What were the most important differences between the earliest regions
of Agrarian civilization? - How important was religion in the appearance of Agrarian
civilizations?
Essential Reading
Supplementary Reading
Questions to Consider