...The town was a centre of attraction and diffusion, but above all it was a centre of production. The town was a crossroads and a terminus [last stop]: through contracts, meetings and exchanges it could play a major creative role... - Jacques Le Goff, The Fontana Economic History of Europe: The Middle Ages

Which statement would this passage best support?

A)
Towns were important in an emerging international economy.

B)
Economic self-sufficiency was reinforced by the revival of towns.

C)
Crossroad locations limit the functions of towns.

D)
The culture of towns discouraged new ideas