Context: Throughout Europe at this time there was a rapid growth in trade and an associated growth in towns. Germany and the Lowlands had large flourishing towns that grew in comparative peace, in trade and competition with each other, or united for mutual weal, as in the Hanseatic League. Civic building was of great importance to these towns as a sign of wealth and pride. England and France remained largely feudal and produced grand domestic architecture for their kings, dukes and bishops, rather than grand town halls for their burghers.

Question: Europe experienced a rapid growth in what at this time?
Answer: trade

Question: What is one country that contained considerable and prosperous towns during this time?
Answer: Germany

Question: What type of building was considered to be very important and a sign of affluence and achievement?
Answer: Civic building

Question: What is one country that stayed mostly feudal and created spectacular architecture for its royalty rather than its burghers?
Answer: England

Question: What is another country that stayed mostly feudal and created spectacular architecture for its royalty rather than its burghers?
Answer: France

Question: What did Europe experience a rapid decline in at this time?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is the only country that contained considerable and prosperous towns during this time?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What type of building was considered to be very unimportant and a sign of affluence and achievement?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is one country that stayed mostly feudal and created spectacular architecture for its burghers rather than its royalty?
Answer: Unanswerable