Question

Why was it necessary to develop port towns ? Give examples of at least 5 port towns in the world which were significant during medieval peroid.​

Answer 1

Answer:

In this article on Medieval India, we plan to cover the topic ‘Towns, Traders and Craftpersons in the medieval India’. We have noticed more and more questions being asked in Prelims from this topic, hence the write-up on the same.

One of the major reference material for this post is NCERT History text for Class 7 (Our past -1). Only main points from the chapters are compiled below. These points might come quite handy during preparation of Prelims and Mains to get a quick grasp of the subject.

Towns of Medieval India

Medieval India Towns

There were administrative centres, temple towns, as well as centres of commercial activities and craft production during medieval periods.

Answer 2

Answer:

It is important because ports are used for transporting and distributing goods between ships and land-based facilities.