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Jiang's explanation that elites create distinctive myths and monuments to prove their civilization's superiority against neighbors.
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elite differentiation
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Elites create distinctive monuments and myths partly to prove their own civilization's superiority over neighboring civilizations while still being caught in shared influence networks.
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"...important to understand is that these elites are also interested in differentiation so if I'm in Egypt I need to prove to my people..."
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