CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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The Great Gramary
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The Sewage System
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The Great Bath.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -2. The most important public place in Mohenjodaro seems to be Great Bath. 3. Granary was the largest building of Mohenjodaro.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Bath is part of a large citadel complex that was found in the 1920s during excavations of Mohenjo-daro, one of the main centres of the Indus civilization. The bath is built of fine brickwork and measures 897 square feet (83 square metres). It is 8 feet (2.5 metres) lower than the surrounding pavement.
Detailed explanation-3: -Features. The Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro is called the “earliest public water tank of the ancient world". It measures approximately 12 metres (40 ft) by 7 metres (23 ft), with a maximum depth of 2.4 metres (8 ft). Two wide staircases, one from the north and one from the south, served as the entry to the structure.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is called the Indus Valley civilisation as it was the earliest site of civilization. The Great Granary was the largest building discovered at Mohenjodaro. Granary was built on a raised platform to protect it from flooding.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Great Bath was the most important public place of Mohenjodaro made for ritual bathing.