CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
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The houses in Harappan cities were built of ____
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wood
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mud
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bricks
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Harappan buildings were built using burnt bricks. The bricks were so well baked that they lasted for thousands of years. The bricks were laid in an interlocking pattern which made the walls very strong.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Harappans generally used clay or mud mortar to build their fired brick and also their mud brick buildings. They did not use lime mortar. Many brick buildings in northern and western India and Pakistan are still made in the same manner. Above: Narrow street in Mohenjo-daro.
Detailed explanation-3: -"The building material for the villages and cities of the IVC [Indus Valley Civilization] was predominantly mud brick.
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