<Li> A State organisation based now on residence rather than kinship . </Li> <P> Although sometimes interpreted as a model of the origins of cities and urbanism, Childe's concept in fact describes the transition from agricultural villages to state - level, urban societies . This change, which occurred independently in several parts of the world, is recognized as one of the most significant changes in human Sociocultural evolution . Although contemporary models for the origins of complex urban societies have progressed beyond Childe's original formulation, there is general agreement that he correctly identified one of the most far - reaching social transformations prior to the Industrial Revolution, as well as the major processes involved in the change . </P>

According to childe and the urban revolution states emerged due to