S anctuary, V illage & S tronghold The Culture of Cities Monday, September 12/2005 SOSC 2730.

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S anctuary, V illage & S tronghold The Culture of Cities Monday, September 12/2005 SOSC 2730

Textbook start readingstart reading –Chapters 1 & 2

Front Street, Toronto how did Front Street get its name?how did Front Street get its name?

Why Study Cities? we live in an urban culturewe live in an urban culture understand more about ourselvesunderstand more about ourselves

Importance of History? understand contextunderstand context modern cities built on what has preceded themmodern cities built on what has preceded them

Selected Civilizations

Civilization city settlementcity settlement labour specializationlabour specialization concentration of surplusesconcentration of surpluses class structureclass structure state organizationstate organization

Civilization monumental public worksmonumental public works standardized monumental artworkstandardized monumental artwork long-distance tradelong-distance trade writingwriting arithmetic, geometry, astronomyarithmetic, geometry, astronomy

Agricultural Revolution domestication of plants & livestockdomestication of plants & livestock 10,000 years ago (8,000 BC)10,000 years ago (8,000 BC) surplusessurpluses where?where?

Storage & Protection sheltersshelters wallswalls

Movement settled lifestylesettled lifestyle tradetrade

Way of Life nomadic ––> settlednomadic ––> settled

Mesopotamia “between the rivers”“between the rivers” cradle of civilizationcradle of civilization –or at least Modern (Western) civilization

Uruk Period: BC first real citiesfirst real cities monumental architecturemonumental architecture economic specializationeconomic specialization writing ––> cuneiformwriting ––> cuneiform

Sumerian Civilization: BC 13 independent city-states13 independent city-states monumental architecture such as zigguratsmonumental architecture such as ziggurats specialization –– potter's wheel, metallurgyspecialization –– potter's wheel, metallurgy social hierarchysocial hierarchy writing ––> cuneiformwriting ––> cuneiform intensive agriculture –– irrigation canalsintensive agriculture –– irrigation canals

Indigenous Empire Period: BC Akkadian BCAkkadian BC Ur BCUr BC Old Babylon BCOld Babylon BC Assyrian BCAssyrian BC New Babylon BCNew Babylon BC Persian BCPersian BC

New Orleans Katrina’s aftermathKatrina’s aftermath rebuild New Orleans?rebuild New Orleans?