Question

Which best explains how Constantinople’s location affected economic growth in Byzantine?

Answer 1

Constantinople’s location connected Europe with the East and attracted traders with valuable goods.

Constantinople  was a transit point between Europe and Asia, it sat on the land routes between the east and west. Its defense could also not be easily bridged

Answer 2

The statement that best explains how Constantinople's location affected economic growth in the Byzantine empire is the last one:

"Constantinople's location connected Europe with East and attracted traders with valuable goods"

Due to its geographically strategic position, Constantinople was the connection point between Europe and East and became one of the largest and richest urban centers in the Eastern Mediterranean. Its position allowed the city to command the trade routes between the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea. And apart from that, the city was also commonly known as the "Queen of cities" because of its beauty; which attracted many visitors and traders/merchants who usually brought valuable goods with them.