Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Hierarchical Complexity

Religious Level

Talking about hierarchical complexity, religious levels records the religious levels of a polity. same principle as with administrative levels. start with the head of the official cult (if present) coded as: level 1, and work down to the local priest.   (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]
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Variable Definition
religious_level_from The lower range of religious level for a polity.
religious_level_to The upper range of religious level for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Religious Level from Religious Level to Description   Edit
71
(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II is assumed.
[1348, 1412]
3
4
None
72
(Naqada II)
Full Year Range of Naqada II is assumed.
[-3550, -3300]
None
None
None
73
(Axum I)
Full Year Range of Axum I is assumed.
[-149, 349]
2
3
None
74
(Beaker Culture)
Full Year Range of Beaker Culture is assumed.
[-3200, -2000]
None
None
None
75
(Hallstatt C)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt C is assumed.
[-700, -600]
1
1
None
76
(Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama)
Full Year Range of Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama is assumed.
[1568, 1603]
2
3
None
77
(La Tene A-B1)
Full Year Range of La Tene A-B1 is assumed.
[-475, -325]
None
None
None
78
(Japan - Late Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Late Jomon is assumed.
[-2500, -1200]
1
1
None
79
(French Kingdom - Early Valois)
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Early Valois is assumed.
[1328, 1450]
6
7
None
80
(Carolingian Empire I)
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed.
[752, 840]
6
7
None
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