Question

mention any three features of harappan cities

Answer 1

1. Town planning: the excavations of various Harappan civilization shows that the people lived in properly planned towns. Evidence had suggested that people followed a proper grid pattern. However, they built the granaries above the ground which represents that they wanted to keep the stored grain away from rats and other insects.

2. Great Bath:  the Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro is of great importance, people used to take a bath in this on a religious occasion.

3. Trade: trade in the Harappan civilization was of much importance. Mesopotamia was the main trad-ing partner of the Harappan people.  

4. Religion: evidence, for instance, seals, various types of objects and statues founded at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro throw lights on the religious life of the Harappan people. The unearthed objects have shown that these people worshipped mother Goddess and Pashupati Shiva.

Answer 2

The features of the Harappan Civilization are -

Town Planning

• Each city was partitioned into two sections the raised region called the 'Citadel' and the 'lower town.'
• The central avenues had a grid design running from north to south or from east to west.
• The homes at corners were adjusted to permit carts to effectively pass.

Homes

• The residential structures were based on a high hill to shield them from floods.
• The extents of the house differed from single room occupants to greater houses with patios, up to twelve rooms, confidential wells, and bathrooms.
• The homes were built of brick and wood with each house having doors, windows, and ventilators.

Trade

• There is plentiful proof that the Harappans exchanged with different pieces of India as well as with numerous nations of Asia.
• The Harappans carried on an impressive exchange of stone, metal, shell, and so on, inside the Indus civilization zone.
• They didn't utilize metal cash yet continued all trades through barter.
• Harappans had business contacts with their western neighbors. The Harappan traders were sending out to and bringing in products from the west and Central Asian destinations.

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