The concept of the city-state was an important innovation and development (and invention) of Art because these cities, such as Uruk or Lagash, are some of the earliest known complex urban centers, and the settlement of people in them made necessary the construction of walls, temples, and burial sites that today are recognized as archeological vestiges of exceptional significance.
Furthermore, since the people that had settled in them had at their disposal food resources and an administrative class that took care of their needs and secured their welfare, artistic and craft production flourished in them.
It unified and increased the power of the national state. It increased the feeling of French nationalism, and it set a precedent for a democratic French government.
The 26thDivision was at Seicheprey when the German
infantry attacked on the 20th of April. The Germans first fought off
the 102nd infantry stationed near Seicheprey before they moved
towards the village. The 26th division was backed up by the 82nd
Division on the 28th of June.
