HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Babylon and Ur
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Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
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Dehli and Beijing
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Cairo and Alexandria
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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 are known as “the twin capitals” of the Indus Valley civilization. Q. and were the capital towns of the Indus Valley civilization.
Detailed explanation-3: -The city, Harappa, and another ancient city, Mohenjo-daro (shown here), are known as “the twin capitals” of the Indus Valley civilization. Both cities were planned, unlike cities in other ancient civilizations, which had grown from villages to towns to cities.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mohenjo-Daro and Harapa were rectangular in shape and built with blocks divided by a grid of straight streets, running North to South and East to West. Many of the cities and small villages in the civilization share this similar layout.
Detailed explanation-5: -Harappa, Mohanjodaro, Banawali and Dholavira are considered as the four main Harappan Sites.