Question

describe a typical hpuse of the indus civilisation

Answer 1

Houses in the Harappan civilization were usually cuboid in shape. They were made of sun-dried/baked clay bricks and had mostly one floor. They could have indoor or outdoor kitchens, and had an excellent drainage system, connected to the rest of the city.

Answer 2

Answer:

▪ The main part of the lower town of cities was divided into rectangular blocks

by wide roads. Here there were brick houses.

▪ Houses were one or two storeys high. They were made of baked bricks, and

were built along narrow straight lanes.

▪ Every house had two or more rooms with small windows, a bathroom, a

kitchen and a courtyard. Almost every house had a well.

▪ The houses had very good drainage systems. The kitchen and the bathroom

had drains connected to the covered main drain running alongside the main

road.

▪ To allow periodic cleaning, covered drains had manholes from which steps led

down to the bottom.