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Town Planning |
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Drainage Systems |
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The Great Bath |
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The Granary |
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House Planning |
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Town planning is the most striking feature of Indus valley civilization. Their town planning proves that they lived a highly civilized and developed life. Indus people were among the first to build planned cities with scientific drainage system. The Indus cities were built on a uniform plan.
Ciradel in Mohenjo-daro
Artist's Rendition of Harappa
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Drainage system of Harappa
The above features is indicative of the following:
(i)Advancement in Municipal system
(ii)Importance attached to social and personal hygiene
(iii) Proper town planning and
(iv)Good knowledge of brick mortar construction.
The Great Bath is one of the well-known structures among the ruins of Mohenjo-daro in Sindh, Pakistan. It was built in the 3rd millennium BCE soon after the building of the Citadel.
Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro
Two wide staircases, one from the north and one from the south, served as the entry to the structure. A one metre wide and 40 centimetres high mound is present at the ends of these stairs. A holewas also found at one end of the Bath which might have been used to drainthe water into it. The bath also had an array of galleries and rooms surrounding it.
Public baths, such as the Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro, were a feature of some large Indus Valley Civilization settlements.
It indicates the importance of ritualistic cleaning in their culture.
The Great Granary is found in Harappa. It is a brick structure that was built on a massive brick foundation over 45 meters north south and 45 meters east-west.
Great Granary, Harappa
The domestic house planning and architecture is well evident from the lower town of the Mohenjo-Daro. The streets along with an efficient drainage systemseems to have been constructed first and the houses built around them were constructed later indicating the existence of advanced town-planning.
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3. What was the significance of The Great Bath in the Indus Valley Civilization? | ![]() |
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