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Frames in Era 3

Frames in Era 3

Era 3 saw massive changes in the ways we organized ourselves into communities, with the development of villages, cities, states, empires, and portable religions.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. How, according to this video, do village-based societies differ from earlier forms of community?
  2. Why, according to the video, did cities need even more governance?
  3. What is a state?
  4. What was new about portable, congregational religions and ethical systems in this era?
  5. What do these changes look like when viewed through the lens of the networks frame?