WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

INDUS VALLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a Citadel?
A
a fortress built to protect a city
B
a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life
C
a Sanskrit word meaning “awakened”; the name given to the man who founded Budhhism
D
an ideal state of happiness and peace
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A citadel is the fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of “city", meaning “little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cities in Harappa were divided into two parts-one part smaller and raised above the ground called the citadel, and the other bigger called the lower-town. The bigger area situated below the citadel was called the lower town. It had all the residential buildings and public facilities.

Detailed explanation-3: -a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege. any strongly fortified place; stronghold.

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