DRAINAGE OF INDIA
THE INDUS
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They all wanted the cities to be identical
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They had difficulity completing task
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They were intelligent and talented
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They knew how to deal with monsoons.
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Detailed explanation-1: -"Both Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were well-planned cities.” What inference can you make about the people of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro from this statement? They were intelligent and talented. Over time, the Indus River Valley became ideal for farming.
Detailed explanation-2: -The quality of urban planning suggests efficient municipal governments that placed a high priority on hygiene or religious ritual. Harappans demonstrated advanced architecture with dockyards, granaries, warehouses, brick platforms, and protective walls.
Detailed explanation-3: -These cities contained well-organized wastewater drainage systems, trash collection systems, and possibly even public granaries and baths. Although there were large walls and citadels, there is no evidence of monuments, palaces, or temples.
Detailed explanation-4: -If you look at any building in both the cities, you will find the bricks were of the same standardized ratio. Both the cities had large granaries that were used to store grains. Even the roadworks in the two cities were adequately planned. The drainage systems in both thee cities were in proper order.