History & Civics
Study the picture and answer the questions that follow:
(a) Identify the structure. List any two of its characteristic features.
(b) State the importance of this structure as a source of information about Harappan Civilisation.
(c) Name another architectural structure of this period. How does this structure show that Harappan Civilisation was highly developed?
Harappan Civilisation
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(a) The given structure is the Great Bath. Its two characteristic features are:
- It has a large rectangular tank in a courtyard surrounded by a corridor on all four sides.
- There are two flights of steps one in the north and the other in the south leading into the tank.
(b) The Great Bath is an important source of information about the life of people and their culture. The design of the Great Bath reflects an efficient planning and drainage system. It also suggests that there was a ruling class which could mobilise labour, collect taxes and build such large public buildings.
(c) The Citadel was the other structure of this period. It was a raised area of the city on which the important buildings like the houses of ruling class, the granary, the Great Bath and the assembly hall were made. The Citadel shows that there was a classification or stratification in Harappan society. It also indicates that the Harappans were developed and their civilisation was an urban one.
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(a) Discuss briefly the indigenous origin of the Harappan Civilisation.
(b) Describe the extent of the civilisation.
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(a) Any three characteristic features of town planning.
(b) Three special features of the houses of the people.
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