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Jen Pratt
Mar 29, 2023 rated it liked it
Sapiens is basically Anthropology 101, with some philosophy, religion, science, sociology, opinion and speculation. It covered an enormous amount of material. With such a huge spectrum of content it seems daunting to get it all right. Here are a few of the topics:

Neanderthals
Homosapiens
Hunters and Gatherers
Agricultural Revolution
Collective Imagination
Industrial Revolution
Religion
Money
Consumerism
Family
State Institutions
Scientific Inventions

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