Early cities had to be constantly replenished by migrants from rural areas for which of the following reasons?
A) Death rates and birth rates were higher in cities than in the countryside.
B) Crime rates in cities discouraged people from staying.
C) High growth rates in rural areas led to very high agricultural unemployment.
D) Suburbanization meant that urban residents were always on the move.

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Early cities often had higher death rates due to factors like disease, poor sanitation, and overcrowding, which could outpace birth rates. This made migration from rural areas necessary to maintain or grow the population.

Early Cities Had to Be Constantly Replenished by Migrants from Rural