Urban Towns And Cities Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
Port cities
A
Seville - awarded monopoly on Spanish trade with the americas in 1503
Liverpool and Bristol
2
Q
Amsterdam
A
- major trading centre with global connections
- development of canal system to facilite trade in 1662
3
Q
Factors affecting urban development
A
- importance of capital cities as facial point in unified state
- growth of government bureaucracy
- aristocratic residents
4
Q
Changing nature of urban life and urban environment
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- new modes of living, housing better built with piped water
- transport
- improvement in public spaces
- poor housing was still cheap and unsanitary
5
Q
Négatives of cities
A
- anonymity
- disease
- disorder
6
Q
Istanbul
A
- seat of political power
- rapid growth in 16th century
- diverse communities
- Trade links with India, china and Europe
- impressive buildings,palaces, mosques, coffee houses spread to Europe in the 17th century
7
Q
What does Roberts argue about urban towns?
A
- towns had an established tole in local economy due to their essential function as a market where peasants would exchange and sell
- opening up trade routes with Africa, Asia and America made a shift away from Mediterranean and towards the Atlantic
8
Q
What does Boyar argue about urban towns?
A
- the impact of the world beyond the ottomans frontier became the most intrusive dynamic for change
