Classical Studies 2500A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Organic Matter, Pre-Pottery Neolithic A, Regional Integration
2 Nov 2016
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What is an ancient city: large size and nucleated population (clustered population, social stratification, specialist labor groups, central authority controlling surplus, writing, sciences, monumental architecture, sophisticated art, long distance trade, collective identity and group membership within community. Part 1. 2 : neolithic & early urban characteristics 10,00 5000 bc. Study questions : what were some important steps towards urbanization in the neolithic period. Consider the readings as well : cayonu, gobekli tepe, catahoyuk. The first villages & cities : general timeframes. 12,500 - 10,00 small permanent settlement (southern levant & northwest syria) no look. 10,000 5000 bc - represents huge advancements in humankind. Domestication of plants (late 9th 8th millennium) Impact stops people moving seasonally to flow food (also allows surplus) to cultivate out of wild (controlling it) Where we first see the domestication of plants. Technology is moving swiftly so a lot of stuff is left behind by previous inhabitants. Connection between early permanent settlements and domestication of plants.
