ANT2000 9/27/16CIVILIZATIONS: EARLY CITIES AND STATESANT2000 9/27/16CIVILIZATIONS: EARLY CITIES AND STATES- Dense- Cosmopolitan- Planned- Inherently multicultural- WHAT IS CIVILIZATION?o A term with ethnocentric connotations, notions of refinement and progresso Literally, “living in cities”o Traditional hallmarks: cities, writing craft specialization, monumental architecture, stratification, state-level gov’t- FROM VILLAGES TO CITIESo V. Gordon Childe-the Urban Revolutiono Characteristics of cities Large population Public services& institutions Economic specializations Sociopolitical stratification Centralized planning and
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