With reference to Harappan culture , answer the following questions :a.) Discuss briefly the indigenous origin of the Harappan civilization.b.) Describe the extent of the civilization.c.) Name any four cities of the Harappan Civilization and a significant feature of each city.
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a:The Indus or Harappan culture arose in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent. It is called Harappan civilisation because this was discovered first in 1921 at the modern site of Harappa, situated in the province of west Punjab in Pakistan. ... They belong to early, mature and late phases of the Harappan culture
B: The influence of this culture extended to the Punjab, Sindh, North West Frontier Province (now in Pakistan), Baluchistan, Rajasthan, U.P., Gujarat and even some parts of south India. This civilization was spread over an area of about 1600 kilometers from West to East and 1100 kilometers from North to South.
c: Main cities in the Harappan Civilization are : Harappa, Mohenjo Daro, Lothal and Dholaviri.
The greatest accomplishments of the Indus Valley civilization were Harappa and the city of Mohenjo-Daro.
Such towns are well known for their excellent, daily and structured architecture.
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The Indus or Harappan culture arose in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent.
The Indus civilization emerged from the patchwork of Early Harappan regional communities both as an evolution from what went before and a revolution in socio-political organisation. Other reason was growing population and settlements.
The Harappan civilisation extended from Baluchistan and Sindh to Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and parts of western Uttar Pradesh. The cradle of this civilisation nested on the banks of the Indus river.
The most striking feature of the Harappan cities is their town planning.The Harappan City was divided into the upper town and the lower town.
The granary was the largest structure in Mohenjodaro.
A palace-like building that looked like an assembly hall for the city government or for people to meet was town hall.
The roads and streets intersected at right angles, with covered drains along the road.