CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Citadel
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Lower town
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The part that was built on a raised height is called the citadel or ‘acropolis’. The part with a low height but a larger area is called the lower town. The citadel was built on a raised ground and had high walls made of bricks. These walls provided protection during floods.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main features of Citadel were the buildings were built higher on mud-brick platforms and were physically separated from the lower town.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The Citadel is a large, man-made mound at the archaeological site of Mohenjo-daro. The mound is built out of bricks and is located in the western part of the city.
Detailed explanation-4: -Within the citadel, the ruins and archaeological remains of a number of buildings are found, including the Khan’s Palace, a bath, several underground water tanks, a 5th-century Christian church, and an 8th-century mosque, one of the earliest in the former Soviet Union.