When a house is constructed with two stories, it is considered a duplex.
The rooms in a duplex are divided into two floors as per the choice and comfortability.
The floors are interconnected with each other by stairs.

Duplex house inside and outside view

2.What Is a Cottage? How Is It Different From Huts?

Both cottage houses and huts are seen chiefly in villages or the countryside.
But both differ in terms of needs, the number of rooms and construction materials.

Cottage House	Hut
Small or big house for a family to live in.	Small in size, either for a family or for storage.
More than one room and may have 2nd storey.	Single common living space without 2nd storey.
Built using bricks, stones, etc.	Built using mud, clay, wooden twigs, grass, etc.

3.Many Forts Used to Have Been Surrounded by a Moat and Many Bastions in the Walls. Why?

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In the old days, the kings built forts to defend the territory and protect the people of their kingdom.
The moats were the deep trenches around the forts that were usually filled with water which was used to keep enemy troops away from the main wall.
The bastions in the fort walls were excellent places to keep the canons and garrison, the troops with bows and arrows or rifles as they were built, keeping a good angle for view.

4.Why Do Honeybees Make Beehive Cells Only in Hexagonal Shape?

The hexagonal shape ensures better and more efficient use of space.
Moreover, less bee wax is used to make this shape.
Hence this saves the effort of the worker bees and saves the beeswax.

Honeybees beehive cells in Hexagonal shapes

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