What Was the Most Distinctive Feature of Twelfth-Century Urban Life

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Multiple Choice

What was the most distinctive feature of twelfth-century urban life?

• A)social hierarchy dominated by a closed aristocracy of patricians
• B)nobles and great landlords moving from the country into towns
• C)the dominance of artisans and craftspeople in urban government
• D)the decline in overseas trade
• E)opportunities for vertical social mobility

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