GEOG 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Aschat Sc, Menes, Environmental Determinism
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Early settlements were herding societies: migrating for food. No permanent civilization (because you had to move for food) 3,500 bc things changed in mesopotamia (lecture 2 powerpoint) Domestication of animals (didn"t have to move) 13/14 large animals were domesticated in mesopotamia. Referred to as cradle of human civilization . Ur: the first city - 220 acres with 30,000 people. Significant because they were the first to build two-story building. 2 stories needed because of population growth. Causal factors of early urbanization: geography: aka good soil, more food supports a larger population, water, functions: 1. Civilization have collapsed from lack of water: city centers. In mesopotamia - city center known as the ziggurat a: developed barter system. No coinage yet: stable institutions, without law: ex. Somalia state has been run by terrorist networks. Each city had their own laws and policies.
