Illustrate some of the contemporary
settlements in the different parts of
India.
Answers
Explanation:
The Indus Valley Civilization contained more than 1,000 cities and settlements.
These cities contained well-organized wastewater drainage systems, trash collection systems, and possibly even public granaries and baths.
Although there were large walls and citadels, there is no evidence of monuments, palaces, or temples.
The uniformity of Harappan artifacts suggests some form of authority and governance to regulate seals, weights, and bricks.
TERMS
urban planning
A technical and political process concerned with the use of land and design of the urban environment that guides and ensures the orderly development of settlements and communities.
granaries
A storehouse or room in a barn for threshed grain or animal feed.
citadels
A central area in a city that is heavily fortified.
Harappa and Mohenjo-daro
Two of the major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization during the Bronze Age.
By 2600 BCE, the small Early Harappan communities had become large urban centers. 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. The population of the Indus Valley Civilization may have once been as large as five million.