WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

INDUS VALLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Harappan Civilization built and designed one of the first-
A
building complex
B
sewage and drainage system
C
park system
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indus civilization had an elaborate sanitary and drainage system, the hallmark of ancient Indus cities., The Authorities maintained a highly efficient drainage system. Each house had horizontal and vertical drains. There were underground drains for the streets. These drains were covered by stone slabs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mesopotamia. The Mesopotamians introduced the world to clay sewer pipes around 4000 BCE, with the earliest examples found in the Temple of Bel at Nippur and at Eshnunna, utilised to remove wastewater from sites, and capture rainwater, in wells.

Detailed explanation-3: -The people of the Indus Valley civilization invented new water supply and sanitation devices that were the first of their kind. They included piping and a complex sewage system. Tunnels under Mohenjo-Daro carried the city’s waste to a nearby estuary.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most representative places of the Harappan culture of that very period are the sites of Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro and Lothal [2]. Similarly to the Minoans, the Harappans have developed advanced sewerage and drainage systems.

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