SCAN 2202 Lecture 17: DEVELOPMENT OF URBANISM
28 Oct 2016
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Development of urbanization: basic definition of a town or urban community is a place with a population whose primary occupation is non-agrarian, typical activities of towns in va were craft production and trade. Played an important role in transformation of scandinavian region from pre-viking age tribal societies to emerging european kingdoms. Main arenas for development of legislation and economic practices in context of trade: earliest va is period where urbanism first gained foothold in scandinavia. While cities developed earlier in the roman empire, then later in the frankish area. Scandinavia remained more or less rural until the 8th century: early viking age, approximately 3-4,000 people lived in the four towns in scand: In late va, the maximum % of people living in towns would be 1-2%: hedeby was the largest town, with more inhabitants than the three other towns altogether. Better basis for supporting a larger population here.
