...The town was a centre of attraction and diffusion, but above all it was a centre of production. The town was a crossroads and a terminus [last stop]: through contracts, meetings and exchanges it could play a major creative role...
- Jacques Le Goff, The Fontana Economic History of Europe: The Middle Ages
Which statement would this passage best support?
A)
Towns were important in an emerging international economy.
B)
Economic self-sufficiency was reinforced by the revival of towns.
C)
Crossroad locations limit the functions of towns.
D)
The culture of towns discouraged new ideas
