Ancient India: Early Cities and Republics
In the earliest cities
HARAPPA
● These cities developed about 4700 years ago.
● Many of these cities were divided into two or more parts.
● The part to the west was smaller but higher: citadels
● The part to the east was larger but lower: lower town
● The bricks were laid in an interlocking pattern and that made the walls strong.
● Special buildings were constructed on the citadel. For example, in Mohenjo Daro, a
tank: Great Bath.
● Kalibangan and Lothal had fire altars, where sacrifices may have been performed.
● Mohenjodaro, Harappa and Lothal had elaborate store houses.
● Houses were either one or two storeys high, with rooms built around a courtyard.
● Most houses had a separate bathing area, and some had wells to supply water.
● Many of these cities had covered drains.
● All three — houses, drains and streets — were probably planned and built at the
same time.
In the earliest cities
HARAPPA
● These cities developed about 4700 years ago.
● Many of these cities were divided into two or more parts.
● The part to the west was smaller but higher: citadels
● The part to the east was larger but lower: lower town
● The bricks were laid in an interlocking pattern and that made the walls strong.
● Special buildings were constructed on the citadel. For example, in Mohenjo Daro, a
tank: Great Bath.
● Kalibangan and Lothal had fire altars, where sacrifices may have been performed.
● Mohenjodaro, Harappa and Lothal had elaborate store houses.
● Houses were either one or two storeys high, with rooms built around a courtyard.
● Most houses had a separate bathing area, and some had wells to supply water.
● Many of these cities had covered drains.
● All three — houses, drains and streets — were probably planned and built at the
same time.
