WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

INDUS VALLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The citadel was built on a ____ ground
A
Subsided
B
Raised
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The part that was built on a raised height is called the citadel or ‘acropolis’. The part with a low height but a larger area is called the lower town. The citadel was built on a raised ground and had high walls made of bricks.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main features of Citadel were the buildings were built higher on mud-brick platforms and were physically separated from the lower town.

Detailed explanation-3: -A citadel is the fortified area of either a town or a city. It could be a fort, a castle, or a fortified center. It is the smaller part of the city.

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