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Urban Power Dynamics in Ancient Societies: City Growth and Empire Formation

Explore the correlation between settlement size and societal power in ancient urban centers, analyzing how population density influences intergroup relations, the rise and fall of cities and empires, and the concentration of resources. Discover patterns of semiperipheral development, hierarchical city distributions, and power dynamics in historical contexts.

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Urban Power Dynamics in Ancient Societies: City Growth and Empire Formation

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  1. Power and Size: Urbanization and Empire Formation in World-systems Christopher Chase-Dunn Alexis Álvarez Institute for Research on World-Systems University of California, Riverside Susan Manning Sociology Hofstra University

  2. Issues of Primary Concern • What is the relationship between the size of settlements and power in intergroup relations? • Under what circumstances does a society with greater population density have power over adjacent societies with lower population density? • Do cities and empires rise and fall together? • Semiperipheral development • Hierarchical city size distribution and the concentration of power

  3. Units of Analysis City City PMN Empire City Region

  4. Size and Power Distribution Concentration of Resources Size Power Concentration of Resources Power Size

  5. Correlations between City & Empire Sizes NOTE: Africa and America do not provide reliable correlations due to insufficient data for these regions.

  6. Mesopotamia

  7. Egypt and the Mesopotamian Empires

  8. Southern Mesopotamia

  9. Northern Mesopotamia

  10. Largest Egyptian and Mesopotamian Cities Population in thousands

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