Write down one point to show the differences between towns in the medieval period and towns in
present times.
Answers
Answer:
In new modern towns around those medieval centers there are wider streets and roads, new higher buildings, shopping zones, garages, parking places, but on a much smaller scale we can find park areas, playgrounds, green infrastructure.
Explanation:
The three types of towns during the mediaeval period were temple town, administrative centre and commercial towns
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.
Explanation:
The best example is Thanjavur.
During the reign of Chola Dynasty (King Rajaraja Chola), its capital was Thanjavur.
Architect Kunjaramallan Rajaraja Perunthachchan built Rajarajeshwara Temple.
Besides the temple, there were palaces with mandapas or pavilions. where kings hold court here and issue order to subordinates.
The Saliya weavers of Thanjavur and the nearby town of Uraiyur were busy producing cloth for flags to be used in the temple festival, fine cottons for the king and nobility and coarse cotton for the masses.
Some distance away at Svamimalai, the sthapatis or sculptors were making exquisite bronze idols and tall, ornamental bell metal lamps.