Discuss the Urban Planning of Constantinople

question 7

Essay

Discuss the urban planning of Constantinople.How was the city planned? What does this organization say about Byzantine culture? Can you tell that the city was built on earlier habitation? If so what might give this away? Does the city have any obvious strategic importance? If so what? Compare this to Chinese Tang urbanization using Map 8-2.

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Definitions:

Caldera

A vast volcanic hollow created by a significant explosion that results in the collapse of the volcano's opening.

Pyroclastic Deposits

Accumulations of volcanic materials, such as ash, tephra, and lava bombs, ejected explosively from a volcano.

Volcanic Mudflows

Volcanic mudflows, also known as lahars, are fast-moving, deadly flows of mud, rocky debris, and water that originate from volcanic eruptions or the melting of snow and ice atop volcanoes.

Composite Volcano

A volcano composed of layers of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash, typically having a steep profile and explosive eruptions.