Question

What do you feel as the special features of the earliest cities like

Mohenjadar​

Answer 1

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cities related with the Harappan civilisation, each drain had a gentle slope so that water could flow through it. Very often, drains in houses were connected to those in streets and smaller drains led to bigger ones. As the drains were covered, inspection holes were provided at intervals to clean them.

Answer 2

Answer:

These cities show immaculate town planning.

The city of Harappa was divided into two parts, i.e. western and eastern parts.

The western part of the city was smaller but higher. The higher part was called the citadel. The citadel contained some special structures.

The eastern part of the city was larger but lower. The lower part was called the lower city.

A huge tank has been found within the citadel. This has been named as the Great Bath by archaeologists. This was made from baked bricks. Its walls and floors were sealed by naturally occurring tar. There were steps on all sides so that people could easily go down the tank. Rooms were built around it. The historians guess that this was used by the ruling classes; for ritual bath.

Rich people lived in the upper part of the city.

Workers lived in the lower part of the cities.

Planned Houses:

The walls of the houses were strong and thick. Some of the houses were two storey high. This shows the well developed architecture in those days. A house normally had a kitchen, a bathroom and a large courtyard. Wells were also present in most of the houses; to ensure continuous supply of water.

Granaries:

In the cities of the Indus Valley Civilization; a large granary has been found. Charred grains have been found in these granaries. This shows that food grain production was surplus during this period. Historians also guess that taxes were collected in the form of grains. Grains collected as tax were stored in such large granaries.