During the early middle ages, only a few towns existed because
a) agriculture was the basis of the economy.
b) people were encouraged to rely on a lord.
c) poor farming methods required many workers.
d) individuals wanted to live in a small community.

The correct answer is Option A) agriculture was the basis of the economy.

During the early Middle Ages, only a few towns existed because agriculture was the basis of the economy.

There were very few towns and the only cities were the capitals of the Empire where the King and the ruling elite lived.

More than 90% of the people in a Kingdom were peasants who relied on their land and agriculture for their livelihood. This meant, most people had to live all their lives in small farming villages and there were very few incentives to move to a town and abandoned farming.

Historically, we can see that change after the industrial revolution, as more and more people moved to non-agriculture jobs and urbanization took foothold.

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