The Pros And Cons Of Urban Revolution

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The Urban Revolution I believe to be a revolution not just a spark in history because of the amazing advancements that were made in the span of time. Comparing Urban Revolution to the Industrial Revolution both were major in our history wherein the Urban Revolution humans were becoming better at self-providing for an increasing population while the Industrial Revolution was about becoming better at using machinery to do the jobs for us through machinery. In the book, it says “Gordon Childe considered technology and the development of craft specialization in the hands of full-time artisans a cornerstone of the Urban Revolution” (Fagin, pg. 212). Large food surpluses, diversified farming economies, and irrigation agriculture are just but three