Chapter 3 First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies

As a kid I remembered when my uncle told me about the story of Teotihuacan and the origins of our homeland of Mexico.  The Aztecs were told by the Gods to keep walking until they find a small little island with a rock and on the rock a cactus is on top with an eagle perched devouring a snake.   That famous site not only became the symbol of the Mexican flag, but where the 1st civilization of Teotihuacan originated and is now modern day Mexico city.  The point is that all modern day Countries like China, India, and Latin America for instance had started with just one civilization and as time progressed the civilization in each country evolved into civilizations.  Except that life back then was way more different than it is now.  In some places today there are still hierarchies, but back then it was a normal thing.  You had your Rulers, artists/writers, servants, farmers, etc.  You could tell who was in a certain class by looking at the cloths that were worn.  There were certain restrictions for certain classes, for instance a farmer can't marry a servant it has to be farmer and farmer or servant and servant.  One can only image the problems that hierarchies caused with all the hate and distrust between all the classes which will only ensue chaos.  This still happens today, in order to be a stable civilization, everyone needs to be together and have equality.