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Consider the following statements about Harappan cities:
\n1. Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles.
\n2. A striking feature is the uniformity in the average size of the bricks for houses and for city walls.
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\nBoth statements about Harappan cities are correct. The answer is C) Both 1 and 2.
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\nHarappan urban planning was sophisticated, featuring a grid layout in major cities where main roads intersected at right angles. However, this was not universally applied to all roads and lanes within the city, and smaller streets or those in less prominent areas were not always perfectly straight or right-angled. Thus, statement 1 is correct. A highly distinctive feature of the Harappan civilization was the remarkable uniformity and standardization of brick sizes (typically in the ratio 1:2:4 for thickness, width, and length) used for construction across different sites, for both houses and city walls. This demonstrates advanced planning and organization, making statement 2 correct.
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\nThe uniformity in brick size is often cited as evidence of a strong central authority or at least a shared cultural and technical tradition across the vast expanse of the Harappan civilization. Other features of Harappan cities included elaborate drainage systems, a citadel or elevated area, and lower town where the majority of the population lived.
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