Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is the historical trend of cities embracing international opportunities?
What is the historical trend of cities embracing international opportunities?
- They embrace international opportunities cyclically
- They tend to embrace international opportunities individually
- They participate in collective movements or networks to embrace international opportunities (correct)
- They rarely embrace international opportunities
When did the world's first great market-driven cities emerge?
When did the world's first great market-driven cities emerge?
- Less than 1,000 years ago in the medieval age
- More than 4,000 years ago in the early bronze age (correct)
- More than 4,000 years ago in the iron age
- Less than 1,000 years ago in the industrial age
Where were the cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa located?
Where were the cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa located?
- Southeast Asia
- Central Asia
- Modern-day Pakistan along the Indus River valley (correct)
- Southern Iraq
What characterized the trade routes connected to Mohenjo-daro and Harappa?
What characterized the trade routes connected to Mohenjo-daro and Harappa?
What was a hallmark of the cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa?
What was a hallmark of the cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa?
What accompanied the process of urbanization in southern Iraq during the early bronze age?
What accompanied the process of urbanization in southern Iraq during the early bronze age?
What were some of the prized assets and luxury possessions that drove interconnection and collaboration during the early waves of urbanization?
What were some of the prized assets and luxury possessions that drove interconnection and collaboration during the early waves of urbanization?
According to historian Peter Frankopan, what did the growing sophistication of the trade network do?
According to historian Peter Frankopan, what did the growing sophistication of the trade network do?
Which city was the first in Europe to develop networks similar to those of a modern global city?
Which city was the first in Europe to develop networks similar to those of a modern global city?
What did Rome provide for the federation of cities within its empire?
What did Rome provide for the federation of cities within its empire?
What was among the lasting features of the wave of globalisation of trading cities during the Roman era?
What was among the lasting features of the wave of globalisation of trading cities during the Roman era?
Which city experienced many cycles of global exchange over the last two millennia due to its strategic location as a bridge between Europe and Asia?
Which city experienced many cycles of global exchange over the last two millennia due to its strategic location as a bridge between Europe and Asia?
What did Emperor Constantine do to the city formerly named Byzantium in the fourth century AD?
What did Emperor Constantine do to the city formerly named Byzantium in the fourth century AD?
What did Rome's urban network help spread other than goods?
What did Rome's urban network help spread other than goods?
Which item became an international currency during the early waves of urbanization?
Which item became an international currency during the early waves of urbanization?
What did Polybius remark about history from the mid-Roman era onwards?
What did Polybius remark about history from the mid-Roman era onwards?
