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

2. Textbook start readingstart reading –Chapters 1 & 2

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

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

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

7. Selected Civilizations

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

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

12. 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?

14. Storage & Protection sheltersshelters wallswalls

15. Movement settled lifestylesettled lifestyle tradetrade

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

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

24. Uruk Period: 4000-3100 BC first real citiesfirst real cities monumental architecturemonumental architecture economic specializationeconomic specialization writing ––> cuneiformwriting ––> cuneiform

27. Sumerian Civilization: 3100-2350 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

33. Indigenous Empire Period: 2350-323 BC Akkadian2334-2112 BCAkkadian2334-2112 BC Ur2112-1990 BCUr2112-1990 BC Old Babylon1990-1350 BCOld Babylon1990-1350 BC Assyrian1350-600 BCAssyrian1350-600 BC New Babylon600-539 BCNew Babylon600-539 BC Persian539-323 BCPersian539-323 BC

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