Question

Long Answer Type Question:
What was the impact of the change in the environment around 12,000 years ago?

Answer 1

Major changes in the climate of the world with a shift to relatively warmer conditions were noticed around 12,000 years ago. As a result, grasslands developed in many regions. This resulted in an increase in herbivorous animals like deer, antelope, goat, sheep and cattle. This encouraged people to herd and rear these animals. They also engaged in fishing.
Several grain bearing grasses such as wheat, barley and rice also grew around this time in different parts of the sub-continent. Men, women and children began to collect these grains for usage as food. By the time, they also learnt where these grains grew and when they ripened.