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Social inequality has been pervasive throughout the world for the last several hundred years. This inequality has increased over the last few decades.<ref>For more information on modern social inequality, see: Dorling, Danny. 2015. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1447320751/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1447320751&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=2d636b7b061a21eac41baf584144d330 <i>Injustice: Why Social Inequality Still Persists</i>]''. Revised ed. Bristol: Policy Press.</ref> Although some form of inequality exists in nearly every society type, where did inequality become more apparent? Given this, how did we get to this point and where are the origins of social inequality? Is social inequality is a natural consequence of agricultural development and urbanization or perhaps is it a result of other factors?