Question

What were the changes in the lives of humans after the 4th Century CE?

Answer 1

Instructions:
The answer for this question can be divided into four parts:

1. Start by telling how people had started living in ‘kuccha’ houses by the middle of the 4th Century B.C. (1 mark)
2. Tell how they domesticated animals and made pots. (1 mark)
3. Explain how they started leading a civilized life and mention the different factors under that. (2 mark)
4. Conclude by telling how humans dealt with the challenges thrown at them by nature and adapted to them. (1 mark)

Answer:
By the middle of the 4th Century B.C, people had started living in ‘kuccha’ houses or houses made of unbaked bricks. People tamed animals like sheep and goats and made clay pots on the potter’s wheel which they painted using natural colours. They also learnt how to make pots from metals like copper and bronze. Gradually, humans started living a civilized life and moved further towards modernization.
Their intelligence levels became enhanced and they developed multiple skills. They learnt crafts like pottery and weaving and developed the skill of hunting and taming specific animals. Humans also learnt to use language and started representing it in the form of some written symbols and signs. They perfected the art of sowing and reaping crops and could also produce surplus crops. Thus, humans dealt with the challenges thrown at them by nature and adapted to them