WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

INDUS VALLEY

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True or false:the plumbing created in the Indus River Valley Civilization reduced the risk of illness
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indus were the first people to have indoor plumbing, perhaps as early as 3000 BC. The pipes were positioned so that wastewater flowed down into the drain ditches that ran along every avenue in the city, and then into underground tunnels.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indus civilization, also called Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization, the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The nuclear dates of the civilization appear to be about 2500–1700 bce, though the southern sites may have lasted later into the 2nd millennium bce.

Detailed explanation-3: -The oldest evidence of a plumbing system is the discovery of copper water pipes in palace ruins of India’s Indus River Valley. These pipes date all the back to 4000-3000 B.C. In addition, earthen plumbing pipes dating around 2700 B.C. have been uncovered in the Indus Valley’s ancient urban settlement.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indus Valley civilisation was larger than the ancient Egyptian civilisation. Some of the world’s first dentists came from the Indus Valley! At its peak, 10% of the world’s total population lived in the ancient civilisation of the Indus Valley. Toilet seats were made of brick-not very comfy! More items •18-Jan-2023

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