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Expanding on the Greek city’s theater, the Romans built the world’s first
a) opera house
b) stadium
c) light house
d) acropolis

During the Middle Ages, ______ dramatically slowed the growth of urban areas.
a) feudalism
b) colonialism
c) Renaissance
d) Industrial Revolution

Early cities were often theocratic centers with temples being a prominent urban feature.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

In which of the following regions did urbanization develop first?
a) Nile
b) Mesopotamia
c) Indus
d) Huang He

Human communities have existed for 100,000 years, but some did not start to grow into larger places until about _______ years ago.
a) 5000
b) 10000
c) 8000
d) 3000

The first cities arose in
a) ancient Greece
b) the Indian subcontinent
c) near the Equator
d) hearths of agriculture

The Industrial Revolution
a) caused an urban to rural migration
b) had little impact on urban areas
c) made factory workers obsolete
d) spawned vast manufacturing centers

The layout of a city, the physical form and structure, is referred to as
a) urban morphology
b) city grid
c) urban grid
d) city plan

The manufacturing city first emerged in
a) the British Midlands
b) the Ruhr
c) central Italy
d) the Volga Valley

The Parthenon of Athens is a structure typical of ancient Greek cities. It is a(n)
a) aqueduct
b) court yard
c) religious building
d) protective wall

What structures dominated the urban landscape of the ancient Mesopotamian cities?
a) temples
b) business buildings
c) multiple dwellings
d) education buildings

When the Roman Empire dissolved, Rome’s ___ changed, but its _____ did not.
a) site, population
b) situation, site
c) site, situation
d) population, location

Where did the first urban development originate?
a) Southwest Asia
b) Southeast Asia
c) Western Europe
d) North Africa

Which two components enabled cities to stabilize and grow?
a) an agricultural surplus and social stratification
b) an agricultural surplus and technology
c) religion and climate change
d) a comprehensive road network and climate change

Which is not related to urbanization processes of the second urban revolution?
a) cities as theocratic centers
b) energy resources (water power, coal) as a site feature
c) second agricultural revolution
d) urbanization of society

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