WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

INDUS VALLEY

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What are the two major cities of the Harappan civilization?
A
Harappa and Ganges
B
Alexandria and Mohenjo-Daro
C
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
D
Ganges and Mohenjo-Daro
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Harappan civilization was located in the Indus River valley. Its two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, were located in present-day Pakistan’s Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively. Its extent reached as far south as the Gulf of Khambhat and as far east as the Yamuna (Jumna) River.

Detailed explanation-2: -Harappa and Mohenjo-daro These cities include Harappa, Ganeriwala, and Mohenjo-daro in modern-day Pakistan, and Dholavira, Kalibangan, Rakhigarhi, Rupar, and Lothal in modern-day India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro are believed to be the first in the world to clean the city using drainage and sewer systems. Families were able to get fresh water from wells all around the city and store it in their homes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two great cities named Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were first identified in 1921. These two excavated cities were first inhabited by people in 2600 BCE, and they flourished along the valley of the Indus River. These two cities consisted of more than 100 villages and towns.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mohenjo-daro was built in the 26th century BCE. It was one of the largest cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, also known as the Harappan Civilization, which developed around 3, 000 BCE from the prehistoric Indus culture.

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