HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Community bathing
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Swimming exercises and water sports
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Some elaborate ritual of vital importance, including a corporate social life
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Storage of water to be used during drought or emergency
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Detailed explanation-1: -There was no drainage system in place to rid the bath of dirty water. The Great Bath was built in the citadel of Mohenjo-daro.
Detailed explanation-2: -Great Bath, ancient structure at Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan, an archaeological site featuring ruins of the Indus civilization. The Great Bath dates to the 3rd millennium bce and is believed to have been used for ritual bathing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most scholars agree that this tank would have been used for special religious functions where water was used to purify and renew the well being of the bathers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Features. The Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro is called the “earliest public water tank of the ancient world". It measures approximately 12 metres (40 ft) by 7 metres (23 ft), with a maximum depth of 2.4 metres (8 ft). Two wide staircases, one from the north and one from the south, served as the entry to the structure.