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The earliest major civilizations arise around major rivers because rivers support agriculture, colonies, and trade networks that then become objects of war.
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River Civilization
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Jiang contrasts river civilizations, whose population centers expand through irrigation, with Britain and Europe, whose lack of major rivers keeps populations diffused and allows foreign conquest and destruction.
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"okay so let's start class today we are doing the bronze age collapse so let's reveal where we are in history okay so remember..."
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"I'm going to discuss the idea of open cooperative competition all right so historically civilization developed like on a major river so if you..."
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"Which allows for great destruction. And that's the main factor driving innovation in Britain. So that's the history of the British Empire. Any questions?..."
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"...first major similarity. The second major similarity is these are all river civilizations, meaning that at the center is a major river surrounded by..."
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Bronze begins as a weapon, becomes status, hardens into currency, and then teaches the world the dangerous rhythm of capital: rapid growth, total interconnection, elite consolidation, and sudden collapse.
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Britain becomes empire not because it begins powerful, but because it begins divided, poor, exposed, and forced to change.
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The Holy Roman Empire was not holy, not Roman, and not much of an empire.
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