GEOG 1200 Lecture 7: GEOG-1200 - Lecture 7 - Early Cities
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Ancient greece reverted back to mesopotamia"s city-states. The first, so called, public arena i: mastered acoustics, so (sound-wise), everyone had a good seat and could hear what was going on, modern games - 1896 i. 200 athletes from 14 nations: 2016: rio games i. ii. 206 nations: urban planning, greeks tried to build most cities on a hill: defense. You could overlook your surrounding areas i: made it more difficult to invade, or overthrow, acropolis = upper city, cities lacked organization, including athens, hippodamus - the first greek urban planner i. Did not believe that hippodamus could achieve the city that he envisioned. New cities had a rectangular grid system. Everyone had the same amount of land. Areas that were allocated for; military, farming, etc. Able to organize and move resources much more efficiently. An easier means to buy and sell land. Where we got the idea of the mile from.
