In the Earliest Cities — Social Science STD 6 — Question
Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6Social ScienceIn the Earliest Cities5 Marks
Question
What was Special about the Harappan-Civilisation cities?
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Answer
Many of the Harappan cities were divided into two or more parts.
Usually, the part to the west was smaller but higher. Archaeologists describe this as the citadel.
And the part to the east was larger but lower. This is called the lower town.
Very often walls of baked brick were built around each part. The bricks were so well made that they lasted for thousands of years. The interlocking of bricks made the walls strong.
In some cities of this civilisation, special buildings were constructed on the citadel. For example, we can see a special tank in Mohenjodaro. It is popularly known as the Great Bath.
Other cities, such as Kalibangan and Lothal, had fire altars, where sacrifices might have been performed. And some cities like Harappa, Mohenjodaro and Lothal had elaborated store houses (or Granaries).
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