Question

Answer all the questions given under each caption:

Planned Towns of the Indus Valley.

1. What can be observed in the Harappan towns?
2. What did the Harappans use for construction?
3. Who controlled the planning of the towns?
4. How was the tank excavated here known as?

Answer 1

1. Fortification, well-planned streets and lanes, and drainages can be observed in the Harappan towns.
2. The Harappans used baked and unbaked bricks and stones for construction.
3. A civic authority perhaps controlled the planning of the towns.
4. A tank called Great Bath at Mohenjodaro is an important structure, well paved with several adjacent rooms.