Multiple choice

The social system of the Harappans was

  1. egalitarian

  2. colour based

  3. slave-labour based

  4. caste based
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Explanation

The social system of the Harappans was egalitarian. It seems that the Indus Valley civilisation was fairly egalitarian, with fewer differences in lifestyle among the different classes of city dwellers than in other contemporary cultures such as Egypt and Mesopotamia. For example, all houses had access to water and drainage facilities. One gets the impression of a vast middle-class society. 

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