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10 Cards in this Set
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Characteristics of Cites
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- High Population Density
- Large population - Specialists |
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What were the earliest cities built (regions of the world)?
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The Middle East, Mesopotamia
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What initially may have caused people to live in cities?
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- Job/Business opportunities
- Resources - Protection |
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What landforms or geographic features may cities have been built near?
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Rivers
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Origin of Cities
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Gordon Childe Theory - Domestication of plants (farming)
- Surplus food supply |
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Early Cultural Hearths
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1) Mesopotamia
2) Indus Valley 3) China 4) Egypt |
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Ur
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- Southern Iraq
- Located along the Euphrates River - Population: 25,000 |
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Temenos
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Formal and Religious Center
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Organic Growth
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Unplanned, spontaneous growth of a city
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Courtyard House
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- Open area in center for water collection
- Plumbing - Made of mud and wood beams - Residence and Workshop |
