They needed allies for the Vietnam War and WWII to fight against Laos and Japanese.
10 percent before the cival war
The Neolithic Revolution began the era of permanent societies. Due to the closed nature of society, the demographic of farmers was less diverse than the demographic of herders as they mostly mated within their population. Gender roles became more prevalent. The reliance on the limited amount of land they had gave way to political organization. Less variety in terms of food which affected the overall health of the farming society's citizens.
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