Sociology 2152A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Informal Sector, Discourse Analysis, Factor Analysis
9 Jan 2017
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Chapter 1: canadian urbanization in historical and global perspective. For most of human history, people were hunters and gatherers. A nomadic form of existence was necessary because people had to move to new sources of food and water. Much of our knowledge about early cities is based on archaeological excavations. Cities have existed for about 10,000 years, with the oldest city (jericho) dating back to around 9000-8000 bce. Evidence of early cities found in india, china, mesoamerica, and middle east. 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. Agriculture allowed for a more sedentary way of life. Earliest known settlements of any size are usually thought to be jericho in what is now. Israel, and catal huyuk in what is now turkey.
