In the class Urban Geography and Development, we learnt how cities develop so as to fit society's current needs. The world's earliest known city, Uruk, was born from the rich crops present in Sumer thousands of years ago. The abundance in crops allowed dwellers of Uruk to come out of the hunter gatherer cycle and enjoy a sedentary lifestyle, where they could progress technologically. Unfortunately, crops were exhausted, eventually leading to the city being abandoned. This represents however the importance of cities to provide its dwellers with a certain security, a guarantee that their…