Question 1

According to the text, the Mayan city of Teotihuacan in Mexico had a population of approximately __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 50,000 
B) 100,000 
C) 150,000 
D) 500,000 
A) 50,000 
B) 100,000 
C) 150,000 
D) 500,000

Question 2

The variable environment in the ecological complex refers only to the natural environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Archaeologists have almost universally concluded that the invention of agriculture preceded population growth in human societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to V. Gordon Childe, one of the ten features that define the "urban revolution" and set cities apart from earlier forms of human settlement is the "technique of writing".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Political economy models of urban growth are conflict-based paradigms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During the late 18th and 19th centuries, the decline in death rates can largely be attributed to _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  technological changes in agriculture that provided a better and more reliable food supply 
B) major improvements in sanitation 
C) the influence of doctors and medicine 
D) the adoption of socialized medicine 
A)  technological changes in agriculture that provided a better and more reliable food supply 
B) major improvements in sanitation 
C) the influence of doctors and medicine 
D) the adoption of socialized medicine

Question 7

"Episcopal Cities" emerged in the ninth century A.D. as Roman Catholic bishops came to exercise secular, as well as religious, power over the remnants of old Roman provincial cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

"Episcopal Cities" of the ninth century A.D. were true cities with populations normally ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Bubonic Plague did not impact the social order of the rural manorial system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the early cities, technological innovation was spurred on by the existence of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  temples 
B) architecture 
C) trade unions 
D)  a palace elite 
A)  temples 
B) architecture 
C) trade unions 
D)  a palace elite

Question 11

The Greek attitude toward city population size was that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) cities were encouraged to grow- "the bigger the better" 
B) city size should be limited by policy 
C) the ideal city size was 250,000 persons 
D) the Greeks did not concern themselves with population questions. 
A) cities were encouraged to grow- "the bigger the better" 
B) city size should be limited by policy 
C) the ideal city size was 250,000 persons 
D) the Greeks did not concern themselves with population questions.

Question 12

A community together with its habitat is NOT considered to be an ecosystem, according to the text.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The greatest similarity among Roman cities was found __________.

Accepted Answer

A) in the Hellenic and other Eastern cities 
B) in the cities of North Africa 
C) in the newer provincial cities of Western Europe 
D) no where; there was little similarity among Roman cities 
A) in the Hellenic and other Eastern cities 
B) in the cities of North Africa 
C) in the newer provincial cities of Western Europe 
D) no where; there was little similarity among Roman cities

Question 14

At its peak, Athens was less than one square mile in size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The text states that in "early cities, technology was spurred on by the existence of the palace elite." Explain how this was possible.

Accepted Answer

In early cities, the existence of a pala

Question 16

According to the text, the plague (or "Black Death") of 1349-1350 wiped out what percentage of the population in most cities?

Accepted Answer

A) five percent 
B) ten percent 
C) twenty percent 
D)  fifty percent 
A) five percent 
B) ten percent 
C) twenty percent 
D)  fifty percent

Question 17

The system of extending citizenship to political units larger than the city state is first credited to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Greeks 
B) the English 
C) the Romans 
D) the Chinese 
A) the Greeks 
B) the English 
C) the Romans 
D) the Chinese

Question 18

According to V. Gordon Childe, which of the following is one of the ten features that define the "urban revolution"?

Accepted Answer

A) an extensive system of roads 
B) the technique of writing 
C) the development of juris prudence and a court system 
D) a sex-based division of labor 
A) an extensive system of roads 
B) the technique of writing 
C) the development of juris prudence and a court system 
D) a sex-based division of labor

Question 19

Which of the following medieval cities are estimated to have had populations of over 50,000 people?

Accepted Answer

A) Paris and Florence 
B) London and Rome 
C) Amsterdam and Brussels 
D) Genoa and Bologna 
A) Paris and Florence 
B) London and Rome 
C) Amsterdam and Brussels 
D) Genoa and Bologna

Question 20

After the fall of Rome, cities began to slowly revive in the 11th century A.D.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to the text, the Mayan city of Teotihuacan in Mexico had a population of approximately __________.

The variable environment in the ecological complex refers only to the natural environment.

Archaeologists have almost universally concluded that the invention of agriculture preceded population growth in human societies.

According to V. Gordon Childe, one of the ten features that define the "urban revolution" and set cities apart from earlier forms of human settlement is the "technique of writing".

Political economy models of urban growth are conflict-based paradigms.

During the late 18^th and 19^th centuries, the decline in death rates can largely be attributed to _____________.

"Episcopal Cities" emerged in the ninth century A.D. as Roman Catholic bishops came to exercise secular, as well as religious, power over the remnants of old Roman provincial cities.

"Episcopal Cities" of the ninth century A.D. were true cities with populations normally ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 people.

The Bubonic Plague did not impact the social order of the rural manorial system.

In the early cities, technological innovation was spurred on by the existence of __________.

The Greek attitude toward city population size was that __________.

A community together with its habitat is NOT considered to be an ecosystem, according to the text.

The greatest similarity among Roman cities was found __________.

At its peak, Athens was less than one square mile in size.

The text states that in "early cities, technology was spurred on by the existence of the palace elite." Explain how this was possible.

According to the text, the plague (or "Black Death") of 1349-1350 wiped out what percentage of the population in most cities?

The system of extending citizenship to political units larger than the city state is first credited to __________.

According to V. Gordon Childe, which of the following is one of the ten features that define the "urban revolution"?

Which of the following medieval cities are estimated to have had populations of over 50,000 people?

After the fall of Rome, cities began to slowly revive in the 11^th century A.D.

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

According to the text, the Mayan city of Teotihuacan in Mexico had a population of approximately __________.

The variable environment in the ecological complex refers only to the natural environment.

Archaeologists have almost universally concluded that the invention of agriculture preceded population growth in human societies.

According to V. Gordon Childe, one of the ten features that define the "urban revolution" and set cities apart from earlier forms of human settlement is the "technique of writing".

Political economy models of urban growth are conflict-based paradigms.

During the late 18th and 19th centuries, the decline in death rates can largely be attributed to _____________.

"Episcopal Cities" emerged in the ninth century A.D. as Roman Catholic bishops came to exercise secular, as well as religious, power over the remnants of old Roman provincial cities.

"Episcopal Cities" of the ninth century A.D. were true cities with populations normally ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 people.

The Bubonic Plague did not impact the social order of the rural manorial system.

In the early cities, technological innovation was spurred on by the existence of __________.

The Greek attitude toward city population size was that __________.

A community together with its habitat is NOT considered to be an ecosystem, according to the text.

The greatest similarity among Roman cities was found __________.

At its peak, Athens was less than one square mile in size.

The text states that in "early cities, technology was spurred on by the existence of the palace elite." Explain how this was possible.

According to the text, the plague (or "Black Death") of 1349-1350 wiped out what percentage of the population in most cities?

The system of extending citizenship to political units larger than the city state is first credited to __________.

According to V. Gordon Childe, which of the following is one of the ten features that define the "urban revolution"?

Which of the following medieval cities are estimated to have had populations of over 50,000 people?

After the fall of Rome, cities began to slowly revive in the 11th century A.D.

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

During the late 18^th and 19^th centuries, the decline in death rates can largely be attributed to _____________.

After the fall of Rome, cities began to slowly revive in the 11^th century A.D.