WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Two large cities formed along this?
A
Ganges River
B
Indian Ocean
C
Indus River
D
India River
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These cities include Harappa, Ganeriwala, and Mohenjo-daro in modern-day Pakistan and Dholavira, Kalibangan, Rakhigarhi, Rupar, and Lothal in modern-day India. In total, more than 1, 052 cities and settlements have been found, mainly in the general region of the Indus River and its tributaries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Twin Cities The ruins of two ancient cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro (both in modern-day Pakistan), and the remnants of many other settlements, have revealed great clues to this mystery.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indus Valley civilization cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa are believed to be the world’s earliest planned cities.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two largest cities in the Indus Valley civilization were Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Similar to Mesopotamia, this civilization grew from small villages and towns to larger centralized cities with the emergence of the use of irrigation and agriculture.

Detailed explanation-5: -Harappa and Mohenjo-daro are known as “the twin capitals” of the Indus Valley civilization. Q. and were the capital towns of the Indus Valley civilization. Q. has three fold classification unlike other towns in Indus Valley civilisation.

Detailed explanation-6: -Their cities were laid out on a grid system with buildings constructed of oven-baked bricks. The people of the Indus Valley built strong levees, or walls, to keep water out of their cities. Indus engineers also created an early plumbing and sewage system.

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