The Early State

administrative Africa agricultural ali'i Angkor Ankole arii aristocracy Arthaśāstra Aśoka Axum Axumite Axumite kingdom Aztec society Aztecs bönder calpulli capital central century B.C. chapter characteristic chiefdom chiefs China Chou Claessen clan communities conquest court culture Cuzco Dynasty early economic Egypt emergence empire Ethiopia ethnic existence fact feudal force formation functionaries functions groups hierarchy Iberia ideology important Inca institutions Jimma Kachari kapu kind king king's kingdom kinship Krader Kuba labor land later lineage Makahiki Maurya military Mongol Mongolia nobility nomads Norway obligation officials organization origin ownership pastoral period political population position pre-state priests production provinces region relations ritual role royal ruler ruling Scythian slaves social stratification society sovereign specific status stratum structure surplus Tahiti taxes territory theory tion trade traditional tribal tribute University Vansina village Voltaic Vongara yanacona Yoruba Zande