Exam 2: The Emergence of Cities

Since the hunting-and-gathering societies were mobile they had to have more complex social organization than sedentary, agricultural societies.

Compare and contrast the medieval town and the Renaissance city in terms of development, philosophy, function and population.

The POET model is an example of what is known as an "ecological complex".

Describe the effects of the "Black Death" on the social institutions of the day.

Urban living has created such inventions as writing, accounting, bronze, the solar calendar, bureaucracy, and science.

Which of the following is one of the concepts used in the ecological complex?

The Renaissance structure of cities was first influenced by the technological change of __________.

The earliest public buildings, in early cities, were usually __________.

Compare the cities of Athens and Rome. How were they similar? How did they differ?

The greatest achievement of the Greeks was not so much in technology, but in social organization.

Prior to the 19^th century, the largest city that had existed was __________.

The development of the Hellenic city was due to the excellent roads developed across the countryside.

Which of the following variables do some recommend adding to the POET scheme?

Explain what the agricultural revolution was and what its impact was on the urban revolution.

Each of the variables in POET is causally interdependent.

Urban communities, as defined by the German sociologist, Max Weber, were economically based upon trading and commercial relations.

Which of the following is one of the concepts used in the ecological complex?

According to the text, the city of Athens is widely regarded as the apex of ancient western urbanism.

Compare and contrast the "ideal type" of social characteristics and life in the pre-industrial city and the industrial city (Hint: contrast the views of Louis Wirth with those of Gideon Sjoberg).

Pre-industrial cities are characterized by a sharp division of labor.