Polished stone cubes in early Indus settlements were probably used as what?
ADice for games
BMass-setting stones
CBuilding bricks
DGrinding tools
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Mass-setting stones
1. The cubes were uniform and polished.
2. Their masses were multiples of a common denominator, so size or other features did not matter.
3. This suggests they were mass-setting stones in balance scales.
_Source: Wikipedia, Weighing scale, Pan balance, History_
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