SOSC 2730 Quiz: SOSC 1732 quiz 1.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 2730
• Professor: Lewis Code

Document Summary

Sosc: culture of cities quiz modules 1,2,3. Sanctuary, village, stronghold: the city is a process of the past, that eventually gets buried beneath, the older it gets. Crystallization of the city: urbanization : taking characteristic of a city, to create a larger city (1st known use in 1888, village now turning into a city, old village components incorporated in city developments, but used in new way. Invented: storage jars (keep away rats etc. : surplus & trade: settled lifestyle, fixed marketplace, produced tools/utensils, trading with different regions. Early civilization: 6000years ago: city settlement-> large urban-concentrated places, labour specialization (dominant roles/leaders, monumental public works (walls, temples, palaces- large scale, standardized public works, long-distance trading, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, writing now introduced! Between the rivers : end of persian gulf to eastern meditterean fertile crescent , agricultural surpluses enabled growth of cities! b/c farmers producing more food than consuming to sell, able to feed many city ppl!