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ancient cities  

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  • 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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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-X03G0SDD-W

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