WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -i) Each city was divided into two parts-the raised area called the ‘Citadel’ and the ‘lower town. ‘ ii) The main streets followed a grid pattern running from north to south or from east to west. iii) The houses at street corners were rounded to allow carts to pass easily.

Detailed explanation-2: -(iv) Drainage system was the key feature of the Harappan settlements.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Harappan civilisation was characterised by its grid-based town planning system, in which streets and alleys cut across one another virtually at right angles, separating the city into many rectangular blocks. Harappa, Mohenjodaro, and Kalibangan each had their own castle erected on a high mud-brick pedestal.

Detailed explanation-4: -The significant features of Indus Valley civilization are personal cleanliness, town planning, construction of burnt-brick houses, ceramics, casting, forging of metals, manufacturing of cotton and woolen textiles. 3. Mohenjo-Daro people had finest bath facilities, drainage system, and knowledge of personal hygiene.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lower Town: This was the residential area where the common people lived. Streets: The roads and streets intersected at right angles, with covered drains along the road. Houses were built on either side of the roads and streets.