Write the silent features of the harappan culture
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The main characteristics of town planning were the following:
i) Each city was divided into two parts-the raised area called the 'Citadel' and the 'lower town.'
ii) The main streets followed a grid pattern running from north to south or from east to west.
iii) The houses at street corners were rounded to allow carts to pass easily.
iv) House drains emptied all waste water into the street drains.
v) The streets crossed the main road at right angles, dividing the city into square or rectangular blocks.
URBAN PLANNING DURING HARAPPAN CIVILISATION - SHORTCUT
The two most important Harappan cities are - Harappa in Montgomery district of Punjab and Mohenjodaro in Larkana district of Sindh. A third city lies at Chanhudaro. The fourth city is at Lothal in Gujarat. The fifth city lies at Kalibangan in Rajasthan and the sixth called Banawali is situated in Hissar district in Haryana.
HOUSES OF HARAPPAN CIVILISATION - SHORTCUT
1. The residential buildings were built on a high mound in order to protect them from floods.
2. The sizes of the house varied from single room tenants to bigger houses with courtyards, upto twelve rooms, private wells and toilets. Each house had covered drains connected with street drains.
3. The houses were made of brick and wood with each house having doors, windows and ventilators.
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