Question

Answer all questions given under the heading.

Growth of trade and Rise of Towns.

1. Where did the process urbanisation start first in Europe?
2. Name the city states which profited due to this trade.
3. What were the new ideas born in this Context?
4. What did the Arabs bring?

Answer 1

1. This process of urbanisation started first in Italy because of its prosperous Mediterranean trade.
2. Italian city-states such as Venice and Genoa profited immensely from this trade.
3. In this context, new ideas leading to the Renaissance, Reformation, and Exploration through sea voyages were born.
4. The Arabs brought spices from the east and then transported them by land to the ports of the Mediterranean region.