SOC205H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1&2: Core Countries, Primate City, Global City
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Most human societies historically were hunter-gatherers and lived a nomadic lifestyle; settlements were only temporary. Evidence of early cities/settlements were found by archaelogists in china, mesoamerica and india; these early cities were small and were spread out through the region instead of being one centralized city. The earliest known settlements is though to be jericho (israel) and catal hayuk (turkey) Characteristics of early cities/settlements: dominant authority. There was some sort of authority governing the masses. This kind of leadership was nessecary to not only organize people but also build structures for compact living: none of these settlements grew continuously. All of these early settlements collapsed all of a sudden; this means they weren"t linked with neigbouring cities; One reason for this collapse might be due to the erosion of the authority figures. All cities ancient or new have one thing in common they all depend on their hinterland (location beyond cities that provide food and supplies for urban living)
