The fear of an external enemy forced small, scattered groups to band together for protection, creating tighter community bonds and larger social structures.
Early conflict in the Oaxaca Valley led to the rise of the Zapotec civilization, where raiding and ritualized violence were endemic. First.Civilizations.S01E01.War.720p.HDTV.x264-D...
Competition between rival groups sparked an "arms race," driving early humans to develop new technologies and engineering feats that were eventually repurposed for peaceful uses. The fear of an external enemy forced small,
Highlights the transition from hunting and gathering to farming crops like teosinte (an early ancestor of maize). This shift made communities vulnerable to raiding, forcing them to build defensive structures. forcing them to build defensive structures.