The Emergence Machine

Chiefdom

abstract · Anthropology · Level 10 · E12

E12States

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

chiefdom emerges from group. It requires culture, time.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
chiefdom
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0ChiefdomChiefCultureSocietyCommunityLanguage… intermediate l…ExerciseFormInformationLifeActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesChiefdomL10ExerciseL2ChiefL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Exercise L2 (requires)
    A hierarchical social system where a single leader, the chief, exercises authority over a group of people, often with a defined territory, for a sustained period of time.
  • Chief L9 (requires)
    A hierarchical social system where a single leader, the chief, exercises authority over a group of people, often with a defined territory, for a sustained period of time.