Question

Which two of the following best support the idea that Harappan civilizations were highly advanced for the time period?

Answer 1

The correct answers are A) Harappan cities had public sewage systems and D) Harappans planned organized roads and interconnected alleys in towns.

The statements that best support the idea of that Harappan civilizations were highly advanced for the time period are: Harappan cities had public sewage systems and Harappans planned organized roads and interconnected alleys in towns.

Harappan civilization was an ancient civilization that lived along the Indus River, which today is modern Pakistan. It existed about 3000 to 1500 BC. Scientists consider that Harappan civilization spoke Dravidian language. Harappans built highly advanced cities with public sewage systems and alleys that connected many places in their cities. They knew how to plan and build the cities and for the time, they were considered modern constructions in a literate society.

Answer 2

The correct options are these:
1. Harappan cities had public sewage system.
2. Harappan planned organised roads and interconnected alley in towns.
These two characteristics showed that the people of harappan civilization were very much more civilized that their contemporaries at that time period.