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Bricks, Beads And Bones
Describe the basic plan of the city of Mohenjodaro. Give one feature of the drainage system.
If we look into the city of Mohenjodaro its most starking feature is how it has been built. The remarkable planning is easily visible
1. Division of lower town and citadel- we see that the town is divided into two. Upper town located on a higher ground and the lower town. The citadel was built on a raised platform.
2. The streets- Roads and streets were laid out along an approximate “grid” pattern, intersecting at right angles. And it was laid in such a way that blowing wind could sweep it clean.
3. Drains- every house had its own drain and it was connected with the street drains.
Now if we look into the drainage system.
1. It was marvel of the architecture, it appear that it was laid first and houses were built after that. And drains had inspection hole, so that it could be cleaned. And on top of it drain was covered with a large bricks.
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Discuss the functions that may have been performed by rulers in Harappan society.
On given map, use a pencil to circle sites where evidence of agriculture has been recovered. Mark an X against sites where there is evidence of craft production and R against sites where raw materials were found.
Find out if there are any museums in your town. Visit one of them and write a report on any ten items, describing how old they are, where they were found and why you think they are on display.
Collect illustrations of ten things made of stone, metal and clay produced and used at present. Compare these with the pictures of the Harappan civilisation in this chapter, and discuss the similarities and differences that you find.
Mention the two sections of the Harappan settlements and give one main feature of each.
Mention two features of Harappan cities.
Give two features of the Harappan settlements.
Mention any four items found in the graves of the Harappans.
Mention two strategies adopted to identify social differences among the Harappans.
How did the Harappans obtain red colour or Carnelian?
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