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Prepalatial Crete

3000 BCE 1900 BCE
D G SC WF RG EQ 2020  gr_crete_pre_palace / GrCrPre
Preceding Entity: Add one more here.
7000 BCE 3000 BCE Neolithic Crete (gr_crete_nl)    [continuity]

Succeeding Entity: Add one more here.
1900 BCE 1700 BCE Old Palace Crete (gr_crete_old_palace)    [continuity]


  General Description   The Cretan Prepalatial era is divided in Early Minoan I (3000-2700 BCE), Early Minoan IIA (2700-2400 BCE), Early Minoan IIB (2400-2200 BCE), Early Minoan III (2200-2000 BCE) and Middle Minoan IA (2000-1900 BCE) periods. [1]
Population and political organization
Population estimates for the entire island at this time do not appear to be available in the literature. However, Whitelaw has estimated the population of Knossos, Crete’s largest centre, at 2,600 to 11,000 inhabitants, that of Phaistos at 1,660 to 5,400, and that of Malia at 1,500 to 3,190. [2]

[1]: (Shelmerdine 2008, 4) Cynthia W. Shelmerdine. 2008. ’Background, sources, and methods’ in The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age, edited by Cynthia W. Shelmerdine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

[2]: (Whitelaw 2012, 156) Todd Whitelaw. 2012. ’The urbanization of prehistoric Crete: settlement perspectives on Minoan state formation’, in Back to the Beginning: Reassessing Social and Political Complexity on Crete during the Early and Middle Bronze Age, edited by I. Schope, P. Tomkins and J. Driessen. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

NGA Settlements:

Year Range Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace) was in:
 (3000 BCE 1901 BCE)   Crete
Home NGA: Crete
General Variables
Identity and Location Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Utm Zone 35 S Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Original Name Prepalatial Crete Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Capital None (Absent Capital) Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Alternative Name Early Bronze Age Crete Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Peak Years [2300 BCE ➜ 1900 BCE] Confident
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Duration [3000 BCE ➜ 1900 BCE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Supracultural Entity Cretan Broze Age Civilization Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Succeeding Entity Protopalatial Crete Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity continuity Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Succeeding Entity
1900 BCE 1700 BCE
Old Palace Crete (gr_crete_old_palace)   [continuity]  Confident
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Preceding Entity
7000 BCE 3000 BCE
Neolithic Crete (gr_crete_nl)   [continuity]  Confident
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Degree of Centralization quasi-polity Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Language Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Linguistic Family NO_VALUE_ON_WIKI Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Language unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Religion Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Population of the Largest Settlement [2,600 to 11,100] people Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Polity Population - Undecided 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Settlement Hierarchy [1 to 2] Confident 3000 BCE 2200 BCE
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Settlement Hierarchy [1 to 3] Confident 2200 BCE 1900 BCE
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Religious Level 1 Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Administrative Level [1 to 2] Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Professions Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Specialized Government Building Present Inferred 2400 BCE 1900 BCE
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Merit Promotion Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Examination System Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Law Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Professional Lawyer Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Judge Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
Court Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Market Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Irrigation System Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Food Storage Site Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Drinking Water Supply System Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Road Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Port Present Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Canal Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Bridge Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Special-purpose Sites Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Mines or Quarry Present Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Information / Writing System Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Written Record Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Script Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Nonwritten Record Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Mnemonic Device Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Scientific Literature Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Sacred Text Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Religious Literature Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Practical Literature Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Philosophy Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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History Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Fiction Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Calendar Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Information / Money Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Token Present Inferred 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Precious Metal Present Inferred 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Paper Currency Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Indigenous Coin Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Foreign Coin Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Article Present Inferred 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Information / Postal System Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Postal Station Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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General Postal Service Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Courier Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Information / Measurement System Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Present Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared Present Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Present Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Modern Fortification Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Moat Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Complex Fortification Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Long Wall absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Military use of Metals Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Steel Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Iron Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Copper Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Bronze Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Projectiles Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Tension Siege Engine Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Sling Siege Engine Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Sling Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Self Bow Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Javelin Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Handheld Firearm Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Crossbow Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Composite Bow Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Atlatl Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Handheld weapons Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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War Club Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Sword Present Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Spear Present Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Polearm Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Dagger Present Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Battle Axe Present Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Horse Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Elephant Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Donkey Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Dog Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Camel Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Armor Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Wood Bark Etc Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Shield Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Scaled Armor Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Plate Armor Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Limb Protection Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Leather Cloth Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Laminar Armor Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Helmet Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Chainmail Absent Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Breastplate Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Naval technology Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Specialized Military Vessel Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc Present Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service Unknown Suspected 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Unknown Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Unknown Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Unknown Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Unknown Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Unknown Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Unknown Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Unknown Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Unknown Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Unknown Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Unknown Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Unknown Confident 3000 BCE  1900 BCE
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Human Sacrifice Prepalatial Crete (gr_crete_pre_palace)
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Crisis Cases
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Instability Data
Power Transitions
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