The silk trade played a large role in Lyon's expansion in the 16th century and France's second-largest city remains a proserous and growing banking, textile, and industrial center with a bouncy pride, a taste for the good life, an important cultural heritage, and a lively contemporary arts scene.
Lyon expanded in the 16th century thanks to trade and cultural growth. 
mnli hypothesis: Lyon expanded in the 16th century thanks to trade and cultural growth.  premise: The silk trade played a large role in Lyon's expansion in the 16th century and France's second-largest city remains a proserous and growing banking, textile, and industrial center with a bouncy pride, a taste for the good life, an important cultural heritage, and a lively contemporary arts scene.