Reasons for growth were improvements in agriculture and the revival of trade.
Probably the first factor leading to the rise of medieval cities was improved efficiency in agriculture due to the introduction of the heavy plow, horse collar, horse shoes, three field system of crop rotation, and so on.
Another thing that contributed to the rise of cities was improved communications that resulted from pilgrimage, the crusades, and protection of trade routes by groups such as the Knights Templar.
The opening of better trade with the East made ports more important.
The rise of banking made international trade more important, increasing trade and cities.
Guilds and groups of guilds created medieval communes, which were republican cities that were based on economic factors rather than feudalism.
The cities banded together to produce international mercantile organizations such as the Hanseatic League, which rivaled even nations for power.
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Crusades
Simple 'Rape"-- not a joke!
Merchants, by selling food and goods, attracted people to move to the towns. The Medieval period is also known as the Middle Ages.
What Brought most people to towns was business- meaning trade and commerce. As Trade grew Towns did as well.
The men that held power in towns in medieval times were the bishops, priests, kings, queens, and the landlords.
in medieval towns
Crusades
Reasons for growth were improvements in agriculture and the revival of trade.
Simple 'Rape"-- not a joke!
Thrre reasons for growth in medivial towns are....GOOD LORDS......ALL PEASANTS AND SERFS WERE SAFE AS WITH THE LORDS AND NOBLES
Towns of Flanders were busy trading centers because of their strategic location at the crossroads of major trade routes in medieval Europe. The region's prosperous textile industry and the presence of wealthy merchant guilds also contributed to their economic growth and prominence as trading hubs.
merchants ran very sizable businesses also they dominated the town and grew very wealthy
The growth of trade in europe caused towns to grow by markets
improvements in agriculture and revival trade
Merchants, by selling food and goods, attracted people to move to the towns. The Medieval period is also known as the Middle Ages.
Cities were built(most places in medieval Europe was towns)
What Brought most people to towns was business- meaning trade and commerce. As Trade grew Towns did as well.
People who lived in towns could start to raise their own food