HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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town planning
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underground drainage system
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uniformity of weights and measures
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large agricultural surplus
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the most remarkable features of the Indus valley civilization is that the city was provided with an excellent closed drainage system. Each house had its own drainage and soak pit which was connected to the public drainage. Brick laid channels flowed through every street.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Harappan culture was distinguished by its system of town planning.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indus Valley Civilizations (IVC) were different from other ancient civilizations in the sense that the IVC did not build any monuments and there is no record of a hereditary king as per the archaeological evidence gathered.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most distinctive feature of the Harappan Civilisation was its urbanisation.
Detailed explanation-5: -They had an advanced drainage system. There were covered drains on both sides of the streets. The drains from the houses were connected to these drains on the streets, which in turn were connected to the main underground drain finally leading the dirty water out of the city.