Christopher Chase-Dunn Alexis Álvarez Institute for Research on World-Systems University of California, Riverside Susan Manning Sociology Hofstra University
What is the relationship between the size of settlements and power in intergroup relations? Under what circumstances does a society with greater population density have power over adjacent societies with lower population density? Do cities and empires rise and fall together? Semiperipheral development Hierarchical city size distribution and the concentration of power
PMN Region Empire City
Power Size Concentration of Resources PowerSize Concentration of Resources
NOTE: Africa and America do not provide reliable correlations due to insufficient data for these regions.
Mesopotamia
Egypt and the Mesopotamian Empires
Southern Mesopotamia
Northern Mesopotamia
Population in thousands Largest Egyptian and Mesopotamian Cities