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WorksheetsHouses, drains and streets
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
In Harappan cities, houses were either one or two storeys high,
True
False
In Harappan houses, rooms built around a courtyard.
True
False
Most houses had a separate bathing area,
True
False
Did some have wells to supply water.
True
False
Many of the Harappan cities had covered (a)
What is so special about these cities having drains
The drains covered
The drains were laid out, in straight lines.
each drain had a gentle slope so that water could flow through it
drains in houses were connected to those on the streets and smaller drains led into bigger ones
Very often, drains in
houses were connected to those on
the streets and smaller drains led
into bigger ones... Like a network
True
False
All three — houses, drains and
streets — were probably planned
and built at the same time.
True
False
