GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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The Indus valley houses were built of:
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Bamboos
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Wood
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Bricks
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Stone
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The houses were built from burnt bricks. The uniform measurements of these bricks, found in this culture in many cities, are remarkable.
Detailed explanation-2: -Brick is referred to as one of the world’s oldest professions; brick making is estimated to date back to early Indus Valley Civilization, possibly as far as 10, 000 years ago. Clay from deposits around the Indus River was mixed with straw, shaped into brick units and sun dried.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Indus Valley Civilisation (about 3000 B.C.), the bricks used for construction work were having dimensions in the ratio, Length: breadth: thickness = 4:2:1. Q.
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