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That's just factually incorrect. The largest pre-colonization city in the US was a piddling 20,000. Even Uruk in ancient Mesopatmia, was more than twice that s
by slashdev 4y ago
That's just factually incorrect. The largest pre-colonization city in the US was a piddling 20,000. Even Uruk in ancient Mesopatmia, was more than twice that size over 5000 years ago.
Presumably you're referring to Tenochtitlan where Mexico City is today, which is neither in the US, nor was it larger than European cities at the time (although it was up there with Paris and Naples!)
- stryan 4y ago> That's just factually incorrect. The largest pre-colonization city in the US was a piddling 20,000 FYI, Cahokia was thought to have had a population up to 40,000 around the (IIRC) 11th century in Illinois.
- ElevenLathe 4y agoFor reference, Cahokia was roughly sited at present-day St. Louis.
- eloff 4y agoThat's the city I was referring to. The estimates I saw said 20k, so it depends what estimates you look at. It's still very small compared to other major cities of the time.
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