Question

Write a note on the impact of pastoralism on the prehistoric people in Tamil Nadu.

Answer 1

Instructions: This is a question for 3 marks. Hence, the answer needs to be divided into three parts:

1. Cultivation
2. Irrigation
3. Rice cultivation in deltaic region

Solution: People practised agriculture, domesticated cattle and sheep, and some of the groups were still hunting and gathering.

1. Millets and rice were cultivated.
2. Irrigation management developed.
3. In the deltaic region, evidence of rice is seen in the megalithic sites like Adichanallur in – Thoothukudi district and Porunthal near Palani.