Describe the historical development of cities
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The city of Jericho was built as early as 7,000 years ago. Larger-scale cities appeared at about 3,500 B.C. in Asia, West Africa, and Central and South America. Bulgaria had the oldest town in Europe about 6,500 years ago.In Norway, a 5,500-year-old city was recently discovered.Cities developed when agriculture became more efficient.Only when farming produces a surplus can some people stop producing food and gather in cities to spend time in other economic pursuits.The invention of the plow 5,000 years ago created such a surplus.In the beginning, most cities were small.Today, the world has about 500 cities with over a million inhabitants.
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