When and why did people start living in cities?
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Vocab:
urban - cities
agricultural village - small, subsistence agriculture, egalitarian, permanent structures
agricultural surplus - excess production of food, can be sold, necessary for formation of cities
social stratification - social class system, w/ agricultural surplus is needed to form cities
leadership class - decision makers of early cities, controlled resources
1st agricultural revolution -innovation of cities (see below); also called Neolithic
secondary hearth of urbanization - early adopter of urbanization (Greece)
acropolis - high point of a Greek city, fortified
agora - public Greek spaces, markets, etc
site of a city - internal physical attributes of a place, includes absolute location, spatial characteristics and physical setting
situation of a city - external location of a place, relative location, regional position in reference to other places
urban morphology - study of the physical form and the structure of urban places
Forum - focal point of Roman life, doews functions of agora and acropolis
urban - cities
agricultural village - small, subsistence agriculture, egalitarian, permanent structures
agricultural surplus - excess production of food, can be sold, necessary for formation of cities
social stratification - social class system, w/ agricultural surplus is needed to form cities
leadership class - decision makers of early cities, controlled resources
1st agricultural revolution -innovation of cities (see below); also called Neolithic
secondary hearth of urbanization - early adopter of urbanization (Greece)
acropolis - high point of a Greek city, fortified
agora - public Greek spaces, markets, etc
site of a city - internal physical attributes of a place, includes absolute location, spatial characteristics and physical setting
situation of a city - external location of a place, relative location, regional position in reference to other places
urban morphology - study of the physical form and the structure of urban places
Forum - focal point of Roman life, doews functions of agora and acropolis
Extra Packet Vocab:
synekism: conditions from living so close in cities
CBD: downtown area with businesses and commerce
Industrial Revolution: major increase in urbanization
city: agglomerations of resources , people, and powers
egalitarian: all get equal parts
Knossos: Crete, Minoan (Greece)
Athens - largest city, Greek
Greek urban network: carried Greek life/culture to new places
Parthenon: Athens,famous acropolis
Second Urban Revolution - major growth of cities from the IR
Second Agricultural Revolution: w/the IR, Enclosure Movement, better tech, etc
steam engine: better transportation and power
coal: city power source
railroad: urbanize far away places
textile mills: cities near water
British Midlands: "black towns", sooty, unhealthy
Karl Marx: father of communism
industrial relic: leftovers from the IR
synekism: conditions from living so close in cities
CBD: downtown area with businesses and commerce
Industrial Revolution: major increase in urbanization
city: agglomerations of resources , people, and powers
egalitarian: all get equal parts
Knossos: Crete, Minoan (Greece)
Athens - largest city, Greek
Greek urban network: carried Greek life/culture to new places
Parthenon: Athens,famous acropolis
Second Urban Revolution - major growth of cities from the IR
Second Agricultural Revolution: w/the IR, Enclosure Movement, better tech, etc
steam engine: better transportation and power
coal: city power source
railroad: urbanize far away places
textile mills: cities near water
British Midlands: "black towns", sooty, unhealthy
Karl Marx: father of communism
industrial relic: leftovers from the IR
!st Urban Revolution occurred in 6 places (hearths):
Mesopotamia (Iraq - Tigris and Euphrates Rivers)
Egypt (Nile River)
Indus River Valley (Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro)
China (Huang He/Yellow and Wei Valleys)
Mesoamerica (Olmec and Mayans)
South America (Peru - Incans)
Mesopotamia (Iraq - Tigris and Euphrates Rivers)
Egypt (Nile River)
Indus River Valley (Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro)
China (Huang He/Yellow and Wei Valleys)
Mesoamerica (Olmec and Mayans)
South America (Peru - Incans)
Secondary Hearth - Greece
Roman Cities
*Most of history had people living in rural areas.
*Urban populations explode with the Industrial Revolution.
*4/5 People now live in a city in western Europe, US, Canada, and Japan.
*Cities are centers of political powers, industrial powers, higher education, technological innovations, art, and medicine.
*Cities have markets, specialization, interactions of cultures, news & information, service providers, and entertainment (and sports).
* Cities can happen fast. Examples include the SEZ in Guangondg province of China. Population went from 20,000 to 8 million in less than 30 years.
* First Cities were 8,000 years ago. Modern cities are only about 200 years old.
*2nd Agricultural Revolution occurs with the Industrial Revolution and the Enclosure Movement.
*Urban populations explode with the Industrial Revolution.
*4/5 People now live in a city in western Europe, US, Canada, and Japan.
*Cities are centers of political powers, industrial powers, higher education, technological innovations, art, and medicine.
*Cities have markets, specialization, interactions of cultures, news & information, service providers, and entertainment (and sports).
* Cities can happen fast. Examples include the SEZ in Guangondg province of China. Population went from 20,000 to 8 million in less than 30 years.
* First Cities were 8,000 years ago. Modern cities are only about 200 years old.
*2nd Agricultural Revolution occurs with the Industrial Revolution and the Enclosure Movement.