Chapter
Travel and Trade Along Rivers in Medieval Times
19:52 - 34:57 (15:05)
Traveling the river system was the quickest way to get around before modern infrastructure, making it important for trade and commerce to flourish in areas like Europe and Asia during this time.
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Traveling through river systems was a common mode of transportation before modern era when railroads and highways were not available.
19:52 - 34:57 (15:05)
Travel, River network, Pre-modern era, Europe, Asia
Summary
Traveling through river systems was a common mode of transportation before modern era when railroads and highways were not available. River networks were the quickest ways of traveling. Petty kingdoms and warlords had control in areas like Norway, trading at low levels and sometimes extending to higher levels.