Question 2 Levy Ch. 2 makes a point about how technology affected cities differently in different centuries--and Crash Course #46 illustrates that point. Which is it? In the 1900s, technology (especially transportation and communication tech) led cities to be less centralized, more spread out. In the 1800s, technology (especially transportation and communication tech) led cities to be less centralized, more spread out. In the 1900s, technology like cars and broadband led cities to become more centralized -- more people wanted to live in the central city In the 1900s, cities were spread out, less centralized, because there wasn't advanced technology (e.g. transportation and communications) yet.