AFAIK they didn't have literacy but then neither did most of Europe AFAIK, though the Romans may have been pretty literate.

This may be the key parameter. A distinguishing characteristic of Judaism is that it has essentially required literacy. The average IQ gap between European Jews and other Europeans is roughly as large as that between Europeans and African-Americans.

I will try to take a look at _A Short History of Africa_.
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