More like, the same tools were implemented everywhere about the same time. For example, exploiting water sources as part of your tools to control people is a big part of early empire building efforts in China and Mesopotamia. Without water you really can&#x27;t grow much food. And without a regular source of food you&#x27;re easier to kill off without risking soldiers. So, it stands to reason that our civilization went down this path due to the factors of production regarding agriculture. All it would take is a few strong and organized bands of thugs to manhandle the rest of the population. Add religion or some weird myth to back up authenticity of the authority then you got a solid base from which to expand and influence other areas. It&#x27;s also why areas like Zomia came into being as empires clashed then people got tired of the nonsense and fled quite literally for the foothills of mountain ranges. It seems to me it&#x27;s odd the anthropologists didn&#x27;t notice this pattern in the stories, written records, and art of each culture examined. It&#x27;s a hard pattern to miss. I wonder if we as a civilization have become so indoctrinated in seeing authority as authentic and desirable that we can&#x27;t see how often it&#x27;s propped up by fear of reprisal and blind faith.