WORLD CIVILIZATION

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. Which of the following events took place first?

Detailed explanation-2: -Harappans demonstrated advanced architecture with dockyards, granaries, warehouses, brick platforms, and protective walls. These massive walls likely protected the Harappans from floods and may have deterred military conflicts.

Detailed explanation-3: -The discovery of the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro has given an important look into the technology, trade, writing and religion of this ancient civilization. The people of the Indus Valley (known as Harappan, after the first city discovered) made many advances in technology.

Detailed explanation-4: -Historians know less about Indus Valley civilizations than other early groups because their writing system has yet to be deciphered. Archaeological digs, however, let us know they had advanced and highly planned cities with grid systems, brick platforms, centralized protected citadels, and plumbing.

Detailed explanation-5: -One of the more significant features of Harappan cities was their sophisticated water supply and waste extraction systems. In Mohenjo-daro, water was supplied from some 700 wells to both public and private facilities. Most houses in the lower town had their own bathrooms; many had their own wells.