CBSE Class 6 Answered

The most striking feature of the Indus valley cities was their planned layout.

 The streets cut each other at right angles.

 The main streets were over 800 metre long and 10 metre wide.

 Houses were built on both the sides of the street.

 The city was generally divided into two parts—lower and upper (citadel or acropolis).

 The upper part was built on a raised platform which protected people during floods. It consisted of buildings such as the Great Bath, Town Hall, the Great Granary and some temple-like structures.

 The lower part was at a lower height but bigger in area. It had small buildings and houses of the common people.