SOC205H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Core Countries, World Economy, Nationstates
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Chapter 1 canadian urbanization in historical and global perspective. Canadian urbanization has been intimately linked to urban power and urban factors elsewhere in the world. Cities have existed for about 10,000 years, with the oldest city (jericho) dating back to 9000-8000. Early cities were located in middle east, india, china, mesoamerica, etc. Urbanization did not have one place of origin from which it spread but that human settlements occurred both as a response to the need for protection and as a reflection of power. Development of agriculture, government, writing, literature, science led to development of cities. Characteristics of early cities: they were the centres of a civilization in which there was some sort of dominant authority. A principal factor in the organization of larger and more permanent settlement was leadership, not only to organize people but also to build the structures necessary for more compact living: none of the early settlements grew continuously.
