... not ultimate causes. One can and should ask the question of what events or circumstances drove these proximate causes? Why did the Spaniards have better technology? A simple analysis might conclude that the event that caused the Spaniards to have the superior technology was the original development of writing. But once again, the same question can be asked. What caused writing ... food. As a result, living standards remain at the subsistence level and political organization is primitive. Factors that influenced the transformation to a farming society include the decline in the availabi...

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