Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Kinds of Written Documents

Practical Literature

Talking about kinds of written documents, practical literature refers to texts written with the aim of providing guidance on a certain topic, for example manuals on agriculture, warfare, or cooking. letters do not count as practical literature. (See here)

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Variable	Definition
Polity	The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s)	The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag	[Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
practical_literature	The absence or presence of practical literature for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Practical Literature	Description	Edit
291	(Early Xiongnu)	Full Year Range of Early Xiongnu is assumed. [-1400, -300]	unknown	None
292	(Zungharian Empire)	Full Year Range of Zungharian Empire is assumed. [1670, 1757]	present	None
293	(Later Wagadu Empire)	Full Year Range of Later Wagadu Empire is assumed. [1078, 1203]	present	None
294	(Middle Wagadu Empire)	Full Year Range of Middle Wagadu Empire is assumed. [700, 1077]	absent	None
295	(Early Monte Alban I)	Full Year Range of Early Monte Alban I is assumed. [-500, -300]	absent	None
296	(Monte Alban Late I)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban Late I is assumed. [-300, -100]	absent	None
297	(Monte Alban II)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban II is assumed. [-100, 200]	absent	None
298	(Monte Alban III)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban III is assumed. [200, 500]	absent	None
299	(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban IIIB and IV is assumed. [500, 900]	absent	None
300	(Archaic Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Archaic Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-6000, -2001]	absent	None

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