Concept information
Preferred term
ancient cities
Definition
- The earliest cities developed within a broad transformation of human society called the “urban revolution.” Simpler agricultural societies grew into complex, urban states independently in at least six parts of the world. The first large-scale complex societies, often referred to as “pristine states,” developed in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, North China, the Andes, and Mesoamerica. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Ancient Cities]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/ancient_cities
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