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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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Lesson 8: There Is No Justice in History

Lesson 8

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2026-09-17

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Explain how imagined orders create and sustain social hierarchies and inequality.
Analyze the mechanisms that justify class divisions using materials such as the Code of Hammurabi, the U.S. Declaration of Independence, the Indian caste system, and American racial segregation.
Explain how vicious cycles turn accidental class differences into social structures that appear natural.
Distinguish biological "sex" from the culturally constructed "gender," and evaluate the main explanations for patriarchy and their shortcomings.

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