How could ancient civilizations afford to create buildings

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1. If "everyone used to be poor," then how could some ancient civilizations afford to create massive buildings like the pyramids of Egypt and the Buddhist statues of Afghanistan (sadly, many of the latter were destroyed by the Taliban in the 1990s)?

2. The chapter lists five key institutions of economic growth. But isn't there really just one: good government? Support your argument with facts from this chapter.

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