Question

Riya was telling her friend that she was about to move to Mumbai because of her father's new job. In response, her friend wondered if this was the reason as to why the cavemen once moved around also. In this context, why did the cavemen move?

• A. For adventure
• B. For new scenery
• C. To escape the weather
• D. To begin growing a new crop

Answer 1

The correct option is C To escape the weather

The cavemen experienced the 'Ice Age' or the 'Pleistocene'. This was when the environment started getting colder and entire continents were covered by glaciers and ice sheets. This was the major reason for them to migrate to other continents from Africa.