What Do Proponents of the Hydraulic Theory for the Origin

Multiple Choice

What do proponents of the hydraulic theory for the origin of the state argue?

A) Irrigation began in China and spread along ancient trade routes.
B) States were the by-products of the organizational requirements of large irrigation systems.
C) Irrigation systems favored democracy.
D) In Europe, irrigation provided the advantage that allowed anatomically modern humans to displace Neandertals.
E) Mesolithic states developed so that they could build irrigation systems.