Question

Consider the following statements regarding the pre-colonial cities:

I. Towns were often defined in opposition to rural areas.
II. They came to represent specific forms of economic activities and cultures.
III. Towns, by contrast, were peopled with artisans, traders, administrators and rulers.

Which of the above statements are true?

• A. Only I
• B. I and II
• C. II and III
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

Towns were often defined in opposition to rural areas. They came to represent specific forms of economic activities and cultures. In the countryside, people subsisted by cultivating land, foraging in the forest, or rearing animals. Towns, by contrast, were peopled with artisans, traders, administrators and rulers. Towns dominated the rural population, thriving on the surplus and taxes derived from agriculture.