I believe the statement is false. His printing press was in fact a starting point of modern history.
General Dwight Eisenhower
Saint Francis Xavier was born on April 7, 1506, in a castle near Sangüesa in Navarre (part of present-day Spain). With encouragement from his friend Ignatius of Loyola, Xavier devoted himself to religious service and became one of the founders of the Jesuit order
The answer is C. Cities grew rapidly in a period known as Urbanization. People came to cities to look for new jobs and many other reasons.