Village to City
From Village to City Over the years of history, there have been many civilizations. We will look at the earliest of all civilizationsknown to man. From Village to City began in 8000BC and spanned all the way into 3000BC. Throughout this report we willlook at the 6 key features of this civilization as outlined in our classroom discussions, and hope to convey what we have learnedin a useful, and interesting way. The development of a city: The first city to be built was Jericho, in the Middle East Map: Thismap is a picture of what the division of land would have looked like in those times. Clearly identified here, it is possible to seeBabylon, Ur, and Eridu. c Microsoft Encarta '95. (Appendix 1). Sumer at this time evolved into the largest city-state,established by a people known as the Ubaidians. The development of the city, allowed for rapid population growth due to theabundance of food. Sheep, goat and pigs had been originally domesticated for use as food, not as sources of clothing. The maineconomic activity during this time was trade and barter. Obsidian, a volcanic glass was fashioned into razor sharp tools andweapons. It was also used as trade. People who lived near Obsidian deposits often risked their
Salt, ore, copper, and soapstone were accepted tradematerials around 8000BC. Toronto: Oxford University Press Canada c, 1947. This writing has been found on clay, stone, metals and wax. Most of the trade consisted of livestock and other things such as weapons and food. Also, Grass was harvested for seeds, with a sickle made up of flint blades set into wood. It was a greattechnological achievement. It became increasingly harder to grow because the land was tired and could no longer produce theproper vitamins the plants needed to survive. King Hammurabi's code covers everything from loans, deposits andpersonal injury to domestic property and family rights. Village to City populations affected the environment negatively. Leaders and civil authority were in a higher class than that of theregular citizens.
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