Identify two factors that led to the growth of Athens as an urban centre.
Answer:
- It was surrounded by mountains and the sea making it secure/ Security.
- It was a centre of learning and art which attracted people.
- Educational centre.
- It was a religious/ culture centre.
- It was a trading centre/ commercial centre.
- There were valleys with fertile soils for food production/ Availability of
food
- It was an administrative centre.