75 pages 2 hours read

Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

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Index of Terms

Agricultural Revolution

The time period about 10,000 years ago when humans domesticated plants and animals.

Building Pyramids

Harari uses this phrase to describe the construction of social classes.

Capitalism

An economic-led system in which the means of production is controlled by private owners for profit.