chapter 9 part 1 urban : the buildup of the city and surrounding suburbs urbanization : movement...
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WHEN AND WHY DID PEOPLE START LIVING IN
CITIES?Chapter 9
Part 1
When and Why Did People Start Living in Cities?
Urban: The buildup of the city and surrounding suburbs
Urbanization: Movement of people from rural to urban areas
Urban Population
Origins of Urbanization
Agricultural villages 10,000 years ago
The first urban revolution: Agricultural surplus Social stratification (leadership class)
Hearths of Urbanization
Hearths of Urbanization
Mesopotamia, 3500 BCE Nile River Valley, 3200 BCE Indus River Valley, 2200 BCE Huang He and Wei River Valleys, 1500
BCE Mesoamerica, 200 BCE
Diffusion of Urbanization Greek cities (by 500 BCE)
Greeks highly urbanized – 500 cities and towns on the mainland and on
islands– Acropolis (buildings on a height of land) and an
agora (open public space) in each city
Rome
Roman cities– A system of cities and small towns, linked
together by hundreds of miles of roads and sea routes
– Forum: acropolis and agora combined– Extreme wealth and extreme poverty
Roman Empire
Urban Growth after Greece and Rome
Europe Middle Ages (500–1300) Little urban growth, even decline
Asia (1000-1200_ Centers along the Silk Road Urban growth in Korea, Japan
West Africa The Americas
The Second Urban Revolution (Late 1800s)
Movement to cities1. Second agricultural revolution2. Industrialization