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1. First city that discovered by archaeologist was ________.
2. Harappan cities developed about _______years ago. 3.Archaeologist describe the smaller but the higher city as________.
4. Special buildings were constructed on the citadel was________.
5. __________ and lothal had fire altars.
6. _________ , Harappa and Lothal had elaborate store houses.
7. Houses were either one or _______ storeys high.
8. Most houses had a separate _______ area and wells to supply water.
9. Harappan city was a very________ place.
Answers
Explanation:
1.Archaeologists first visited Mohenjo Daro in 1911.
2.The Harappan Civilization developed around 4700 years ago. The earliest city to be developed in India was Harappa in Punjab, in present day Pakistan. Further down the Indus valley, another city was excavated and this was Mohenjo-Daro in Sind.
3.Usually, the part to the west was smaller but higher. Archaeologists describe this as the citadel. And the part to the east was larger but lower. This is called the lower town.
4.They were built for rich people.. A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a fortress, castle, or fortified center. ... It is positioned to be the last line of defense, should the enemy breach the other components of the fortification system.
5.Both of the discoverers listed the articles found in the places which enlisted that Lothal had one fire altar whereas the Kalibangan had five fire altars.
6.Kalibangan and Lothal had fire altars, where sacrifices may have been performed. And some cities like Mohenjodaro, Harappa, and Lothal had elaborate storehouses. The houses, drains and streets were probably planned and built at the same time.
7.Generally, houses were either one or two storeys high with a single room built around a courtyard.
8.Most houses had a separate bathing area and some had wells to supply water.
9.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.
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1: Harappa
2: 4700
3: Lothal
4: fortress, castle, or fortified center
5: Kalibangan
6: Mohenjodaro
7: two
8: bathing area
9 : large