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← HistoryWhich functionality was most increased by terracotta pipes in Mughal garden water systems?
A)Water pressure to distant fountains✓
B)Decreased sediment entering reservoirs
C)Automated control of reflecting pools
D)Filtering toxic lead from qanats
💡 Explanation
Terracotta pipes increased pressure because they allowed the creation of steeper gradients and airtight delivery, therefore pressurized fountains became possible, rather than systems governed almost entirely by gravity over great distances.
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