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Following the collapse of Rome, many European cities grew organically . These were typically "unplanned," featuring narrow, winding streets designed for defense and pedestrian movement, often enclosed within high stone walls.

: A rigid class hierarchy was physically visible; the elite (nobility, religious leaders) lived in the city center, while laborers and "outcastes" were relegated to the periphery. Following the collapse of Rome, many European cities

The first cities—Uruk (Mesopotamia), Mohenjo-Daro (Indus Valley), and Thebes (Egypt)—introduced the fundamental tension of urban form: Following the collapse of Rome