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Writing and City Life
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Of the new institutions that came into being once city life had begun, which would have depended on the initative of the king.

Answer

The new institutions that came into being with the beginning of city life include trade, temple, sea making, sculpture, and the art of writing. All these institutions depend on the initiative of the king.

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