Question

Why did the merchants turn to the
countryside ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Merchants moved towards the countryside because:

• Merchants wanted to expand their production so as to meet the growing needs of the population and therefore to decided to move to the countryside.

• In towns, trade guilds exercised excessive control and regulated price of the commodities. They also restricted the entry of new people into trade practices.

• ​​ Trade guilds exercised monopoly rights over production and to trade in specific products. Thus, it became difficult for new merchants to set up business in towns. 

• Conditions in the country side proved favorable for the merchants to look for and provide money to the peasants and artisans to produce for the international market and develop a network of commercial exchanges.

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Answer 2

Answer:

because they wanted to sell their products and also they could collect the resources from countryside