In the West, the people live near the sea, have good weather and an abundant food supply. The character of these people is friendly, easygoing, and they are secure but volatile. In the hot and dry center of the country, the people live in a static society, and are orthodox and traditional. In the East are the high mountains. The people, utilizing three levels, shift their animals up and down the mountains for grazing, depending upon the seasons.
Infants die easily in such harsh conditions, but the survivors live long lives.
They bond to each other to survive and become clannish. Outsiders are not easily assimilated, but have to earn respect. What we can do, is progress. The people had pottery, woven clothing, seals depicting ownership, and judges, indicating that class differences existed even then. She talked about society as a pyramid, with religion at the top, judges or rulers next, and the ordinary people as the wide base.