Base your answer to the question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. Which statement would this passage best support? 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 contacts meetings and exchanges it could play a major creative role... Towns were important in an emerging international economy. The culture of towns discouraged new ideas. Economic self-sufficiency was reinforced by the revival of towns. Crossroad locations limit the functions of towns.

Answer 1

The statement that this passage best supports is: The town was a centre of attraction and diffusion, but above all, it was a centre of production.

The passage mentions that the town was a center of production, indicating that it played a significant role in manufacturing or producing goods. Additionally, the passage also states that the town was a crossroads and a terminus, which suggests that it had connections with other places, facilitating the exchange of goods and ideas. This aligns with the idea that towns were important in an emerging international economy.

The passage does not mention anything about the culture of towns discouraging new ideas, reinforcing economic self-sufficiency, or limiting the functions of towns based on their crossroad locations.