Question 1

The industrial revolution was partly facilitated by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) an increase in the number of farmers 
B) increasing isolation of cities 
C) inventions in manufacturing 
D) a stable population with little growth 
A) an increase in the number of farmers 
B) increasing isolation of cities 
C) inventions in manufacturing 
D) a stable population with little growth C

Question 2

Citizenship in Greek city states was based primarily upon ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) ownership of property within the city walls 
B) the ability to trace one's ancestry back to the god or gods responsible for the city 
C) wealth 
D) place of birth 
A) ownership of property within the city walls 
B) the ability to trace one's ancestry back to the god or gods responsible for the city 
C) wealth 
D) place of birth B

Question 3

The text asserts that all ten of V. Gordon Childe's features that define the urban revolution are necessary and critical to defining the city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

According to the text, not until the __________ century was Europe again to see cities as large as those found within the Roman Empire.

Accepted Answer

A) 16th 
B) 17th 
C) 18th 
D) 19th 
A) 16th 
B) 17th 
C) 18th 
D) 19th

Question 5

Medieval towns __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  were small by contemporary standards 
B) were comprised primarily of peasants who were tied to the land 
C) were largely agriculturally based 
D) were characterized by a lack of walls, moat, or other defensive perimeter 
A)  were small by contemporary standards 
B) were comprised primarily of peasants who were tied to the land 
C) were largely agriculturally based 
D) were characterized by a lack of walls, moat, or other defensive perimeter

Question 6

According to the text, Political Economy Models of urban growth are __________ -based paradigms.

Accepted Answer

A) interactionist 
B) exchange 
C) conflict 
D) functionalist 
A) interactionist 
B) exchange 
C) conflict 
D) functionalist

Question 7

A major advantage of the ecological complex as a conceptual scheme is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) its use of arbitrary categories that can take on multiple meanings 
B) its simplicity 
C) its predictive power as a theory to forecast future trends 
D) that there is common agreement that it is the best model of urban change available 
A) its use of arbitrary categories that can take on multiple meanings 
B) its simplicity 
C) its predictive power as a theory to forecast future trends 
D) that there is common agreement that it is the best model of urban change available

Question 8

Imperial Rome, at its height of power, __________.

Accepted Answer

A) was slightly less than 2 square miles in size 
B) was slightly less than 3 square miles in size 
C) was slightly less than 4 square miles in size 
D) exceeded an area of 5 square miles 
A) was slightly less than 2 square miles in size 
B) was slightly less than 3 square miles in size 
C) was slightly less than 4 square miles in size 
D) exceeded an area of 5 square miles

Question 9

The social theorist and reformer who described the slums of Manchester, England was __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Charles Dickens 
B)  Karl Marx 
C) Friedrich Engels 
D) George Simmel 
A) Charles Dickens 
B)  Karl Marx 
C) Friedrich Engels 
D) George Simmel

Question 10

According to the text, one of the first areas to adopt sedimentary agriculture was __________.

Accepted Answer

A) North America 
B) Western Europe 
C) Central America 
D)  Egypt 
A) North America 
B) Western Europe 
C) Central America 
D)  Egypt

Question 11

By the second century after Christ, between one-third and one-half of the population of Rome was on the public dole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Cities in Mesoamerica developed __________.

Accepted Answer

A) before cities in Mesopotamia 
B) at approximately the same time as cities in Mesopotamia 
C) after cities in Mesopotamia 
D) before cities in Egypt but after cities in Mesopotamia 
A) before cities in Mesopotamia 
B) at approximately the same time as cities in Mesopotamia 
C) after cities in Mesopotamia 
D) before cities in Egypt but after cities in Mesopotamia

Question 13

The greatest contribution of the first cities was innovations in the area of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) agriculture 
B) tribal affiliation 
C) social organization 
D)  kingship 
A) agriculture 
B) tribal affiliation 
C) social organization 
D)  kingship

Question 14

According to Wirth, industrial cities are characterized by a reliance on secondary forms of social control like the police.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Estimates of the population of Rome vary widely from a low of 250,000 to 1.6 million people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

At the time of Spanish Conquest, the Aztec city of Tenochititlan amazed the Spanish with its size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Explain when and why cities started to revive after almost a millennium long Middle Ages anti-urban period.

Accepted Answer

Cities began to revive after the almost

Question 18

According to most scholars, the first population explosion __________.

Accepted Answer

A) forced the invention of agriculture 
B) was caused by the invention of agriculture 
C) discouraged fixed settlements 
D) encouraged hunting and gathering 
A) forced the invention of agriculture 
B) was caused by the invention of agriculture 
C) discouraged fixed settlements 
D) encouraged hunting and gathering

Question 19

Medieval towns __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  were relatively large by contemporary standards 
B) contained a new social class-the "bourgeoisie" 
C) were relatively free from religious influence or control 
D) lacked a central marketplace 
A)  were relatively large by contemporary standards 
B) contained a new social class-the "bourgeoisie" 
C) were relatively free from religious influence or control 
D) lacked a central marketplace

Question 20

The text concludes that the development of cities in Mesopotamia, China, and Mesoamerica were not a product of cultural diffusion, but rather they were separate inventions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The industrial revolution was partly facilitated by __________.

Citizenship in Greek city states was based primarily upon ___________.

The text asserts that all ten of V. Gordon Childe's features that define the urban revolution are necessary and critical to defining the city.

According to the text, not until the __________ century was Europe again to see cities as large as those found within the Roman Empire.

Medieval towns __________.

According to the text, Political Economy Models of urban growth are __________ -based paradigms.

A major advantage of the ecological complex as a conceptual scheme is __________.

Imperial Rome, at its height of power, __________.

The social theorist and reformer who described the slums of Manchester, England was __________.

According to the text, one of the first areas to adopt sedimentary agriculture was __________.

By the second century after Christ, between one-third and one-half of the population of Rome was on the public dole.

Cities in Mesoamerica developed __________.

The greatest contribution of the first cities was innovations in the area of __________.

According to Wirth, industrial cities are characterized by a reliance on secondary forms of social control like the police.

Estimates of the population of Rome vary widely from a low of 250,000 to 1.6 million people.

At the time of Spanish Conquest, the Aztec city of Tenochititlan amazed the Spanish with its size.

Explain when and why cities started to revive after almost a millennium long Middle Ages anti-urban period.

According to most scholars, the first population explosion __________.

Medieval towns __________.

The text concludes that the development of cities in Mesopotamia, China, and Mesoamerica were not a product of cultural diffusion, but rather they were separate inventions.

The Urban World

The Rise of Urban America

Ecology and Political Economy Perspectives

Metro and Edge City Growth

The Suburban Era

Urban Culture and Lifestyles

The Social Environment of Metro Areas: Strangers, Crowding, Homelessness, and Crime

Diversity: Women, Ethnics, and African Americans

Diversity: Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans

Cities and Change

Housing Policies, Sprawl, and Smart Growth

Planning, New Towns, and New Urbanism

Developing Countries

Asian Urban Patterns

African and Latin American Urbanization

Toward the Urban Future

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Exam 2: The Emergence of Cities

The industrial revolution was partly facilitated by __________.

Citizenship in Greek city states was based primarily upon ___________.

The text asserts that all ten of V. Gordon Childe's features that define the urban revolution are necessary and critical to defining the city.

According to the text, not until the __________ century was Europe again to see cities as large as those found within the Roman Empire.

Medieval towns __________.

According to the text, Political Economy Models of urban growth are __________ -based paradigms.

A major advantage of the ecological complex as a conceptual scheme is __________.

Imperial Rome, at its height of power, __________.

The social theorist and reformer who described the slums of Manchester, England was __________.

According to the text, one of the first areas to adopt sedimentary agriculture was __________.

By the second century after Christ, between one-third and one-half of the population of Rome was on the public dole.

Cities in Mesoamerica developed __________.

The greatest contribution of the first cities was innovations in the area of __________.

According to Wirth, industrial cities are characterized by a reliance on secondary forms of social control like the police.

Estimates of the population of Rome vary widely from a low of 250,000 to 1.6 million people.

At the time of Spanish Conquest, the Aztec city of Tenochititlan amazed the Spanish with its size.

Explain when and why cities started to revive after almost a millennium long Middle Ages anti-urban period.

According to most scholars, the first population explosion __________.

Medieval towns __________.

The text concludes that the development of cities in Mesopotamia, China, and Mesoamerica were not a product of cultural diffusion, but rather they were separate inventions.

The Urban World

The Rise of Urban America

Ecology and Political Economy Perspectives

Metro and Edge City Growth

The Suburban Era

Urban Culture and Lifestyles

The Social Environment of Metro Areas: Strangers, Crowding, Homelessness, and Crime

Diversity: Women, Ethnics, and African Americans

Diversity: Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans

Cities and Change

Housing Policies, Sprawl, and Smart Growth

Planning, New Towns, and New Urbanism

Developing Countries

Asian Urban Patterns

African and Latin American Urbanization

Toward the Urban Future

Filters