Conglomeration of people and buildings clustered together to serve as a center of politics, culture, and economics.
100
Describe the concentric model.
-Modeled after 1920s Chicago
-Ernest Burgess
-5 zones: 1) CBD, 2) zone of transition, 3) blue collar homes, 4) middle class residence, 5) suburban ring
100
Explain why Mesopotamia is an urban heath
-it was the first place we noticed cities (3500 B.C.)
-signs of social inequality in the varying sizes and ornamentation of houses
-elaborate houses near center
100
All of the following were positive attribute to Greek CIties EXCEPT:
1.population size
2.the topography
3.living conditions
4.theaters
3. Living conditions
100
How ere Roman cities similar to cities today?
Home to both the rich and poor and reflected both the greatest achievements ad worst failures of civilization.
200
What is the acropolis?
The upper fortified part of an ancient Greek city
200
Describe the Sector Model.
-Hoyt
-The city grows outward from the center, so a low-rent area could extend all the way from the CBD to the city's outer edge, creating zones that are shaped like a piece of pie.
200
Explain why the Nile River Valley is an urban hearth
-diffusion of agriculture from Mesopotamia
-interrelations between urbanization and irrigation
200
Why was life in Greece so miserable?
Housing was no better than it had been in Mesopotamia thousands of years before, sanitation and health conditions were poor, and most of the urban population was slaves
200
What indicates Greece's influence on Rome?
Roman mythology, cultural landscape and urban morphology
300
What is the rank size rule?
The idea that the population of a city or town will be inversely proportional to its rank in the hierarchy.
300
Describe the nuclei model.
-Harris and Ullman
- Model recognizes that CBD is losing its dominant position as the single nucleus of the urban area
300
Explain why the Indus River Valley
-Agriculture diffused from Fertile Crescent
-coins
-existence of leadership class
300
What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis?
An agora is a market and an acropolis is where the most impressive structures were built, the "high point" of the city
300
What is the Roman Forum?
The focal point of Roman public life
400
What is redlining?
A discriminatory real estate practice in North America in which members of a minority group are prevented from obtaining money to purchase homes or property in predominately white neighborhoods.
400
Describe the Griffin- Ford Model.
-Latin American Model
-CBD divided into a traditional market sector and a more modern high-rise sector
-second tier is the commercial spine, surrounded by elite residential area
-remaining concentric areas are home to less well-off residents
400
Explain why the Huang He and Wei river Valley is an urban hearth.
-centered on a vertical structure and built an inner wall
-building enormous temples and palaces for leadership class
400
Why was Greece significant?
It ushered a new stage of urbanization- at its height, it encompassed a network of more than 500 cities and town. Athens may have been the largest city at the time. They had cities on mainland and on islands.
400
What were poplar past times in ancient Rome?
War games, competitions, ceremonies, and other public events held in the Colesseum.
500
What is the definition of disamenity sector?
The very poorest parts of cities that in extreme cases are not even connected to regular city services and are controlled by gangs or drug lords.
500
Describe the McGee Model.
-T.G. McGee
-the focal point of the city is the old colonial port zone combined with the largely commercial district that surrounds it
-no CBD
500
Explain why Mesoamerica is an urban hearth.
-augmented authority with priests, churches, and religious centers
-god-kings
-theocratic centers
500
How did Greece influence other ancient cities?
Urbanization diffused from Greece to the Roman empire. Today we see imprints of Greco-Roman urban culture.
500
What did Europe face at the end of the Roman Empire?