Question

how did mercantile communities contributed to emergence of a urban centres ?​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Key Points

The very first cities were founded in Mesopotamia after the Neolithic Revolution, around 7500 BCE.

Agriculture is believed to be a pre-requisite for cities, which help preserve surplus production and create economies of scale.

Cities reduced transport costs for goods, people, and ideas by bringing them all together in one spot.

Key Terms

Old World: The known world before the discovery of the Americas.

Neolithic Revolution: The Neolithic Revolution or Neolithic Demographic Transition, sometimes called the Agricultural Revolution, was the world’s first historically verifiable revolution in agriculture.

urbanism: the study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment

Answer 2

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