Would you agree that the drainage system in Harappan cities indicates town planning? Give reasons for your answer.
Yes, I agree with that the drainage system in Harappan cities which indicates the town planning. I can cite the following reasons in support of my answer.
-
The drainage system needed planning for its execution. It seems that first drainages were laid out and then houses were built along with the drains. Every house was supposed to have at least one wall along a street to allow the domestic waste water to flow out in the street drains. The plans of the lower town show that roads and streets were laid out along an approximate grid pattern, intersecting at right angles.
-
It appears that human settlement was made by planning from the beginning. The city was restricted to a fixed area on the platforms.
-
Bricks, sun dried or baked, were of standard ratio. The length and breadth of bricks were of four times and twice the height respectively These bricks were used at all the settlements of the Harappan Civilisation.
Popular Questions of Class 12 History - Themes in Indian History - I
- Q:-
Discuss whether the Mahabharata could have been the work of a single author.
- Q:-
How do historians reconstruct the lives of ordinary people?
- Q:-
Discuss whether kings in early states were invariably Kshatriyas.
- Q:-
How important were gender differences in early societies? Give reasons for your answer.
- Q:-
Look at Fig. 1.30 and describe what you see. How is the body placed? What are the objects placed near it? Are there any artefacts on the body? Do these indicate the sex of the skeleton?
- Q:-
On Map 1, use a pencil to circle sites where evidence of agriculture has been recovered. Mark an X against sites where there is evidence of craft production and R against sites where raw materials were found.
- Q:-
Discuss the evidence that suggests that Brahmanical prescriptions about kinship and marriage were not universally followed.
- Q:-
Describe some of the distinctive features of Mohenjodaro.
- Q:-
Describe the salient features of mahajanapadas.
- Q:-
Were the ideas of the Upanishadic thinkers different from those of the fatalists and materialists? Give reasons for your answer.
Recently Viewed Questions of Class 12 History - Themes in Indian History - I
- Q:-
In what ways was the Buddhist theory of a social contract different from the Brahmanical view of society derived from the Purusha sukta?
- Q:-
Figs. 4.32 and 4.33 are two scenes from Sanchi. Describe what you see in each of them, focusing on the architecture, plants and animals, and the activities. Identify which one shows a rural scene and which an urban scene, giving reasons for your answer.
- Q:-
Discuss the evidence of craft production in Early Historic cities. In what ways is this different from the evidence from Harappan cities?
- Q:-
List the items of food available to people in Harappan cities. Identify the groups who would have provided these.
- Q:-
Compare and contrast the list of things given to the Pandyan chief (Source 3) with those produced in the village of Danguna (Source 8). Do you notice any similarities or differences?
- Q:-
On Map 1, use a pencil to circle sites where evidence of agriculture has been recovered. Mark an X against sites where there is evidence of craft production and R against sites where raw materials were found.
- Q:-
Discuss whether the Mahabharata could have been the work of a single author.
- Q:-
List the raw materials required for craft production in the Harappan civilisation and discuss how these might have been obtained.
- Q:-
Discuss the main features of Mauryan administration. Which of these elements are evident in the Asokan inscriptions that you have studied?
- Q:-
Discuss the role of the begums of Bhopal in preserving the stupa at Sanchi.
- NCERT Chapter