Question

Why were merchant from town in Europe began to move countyside in seventeenth and eighteenth century

Answer 1

As we know that India is a big producer of spices, cotton and silk.In seventeenth and eighteenth century the merchant in Europe began to move countryside in the search of spiecs and natural fibre. They bought these things at a lower price in India and sold them at a higher price in Europe . That's why the Indian spices and natural fibres were highly demanded in Europe.

Answer 2

Answer:

In seventeenth and eighteenth century merchants from the towns in Europe began to move country side, supplying money to peasants and artisans persuading them to produce for an international market.