INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

DRAINAGE OF INDIA

THE INDUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When did farming develop in South Asia?
A
5000 BCE
B
2020
C
2010
D
2000
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -7000–6000 bce, which is confirmed by a direct date on rice (Oryza sp.) at c. 6400 bce. Rice grains and chaff have been recovered from the early deposits, suggesting that rice was harvested at this site.

Detailed explanation-2: -From as early as 11, 000 BCE, people began a gradual transition away from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle toward cultivating crops and raising animals for food.

Detailed explanation-3: -Southwest Asia. Village farming began to spread across Southwest Asia shortly after 10, 000 bp, and in less than 1, 000 years settled farming cultures were widespread in the region.

Detailed explanation-4: -By 5000 b.c., farmers in Southeast Asia were growing rice. From there, rice farming spread into southern China. In the Western Hemisphere, between 7000 and 5000 b.c., people in Mexico and Central America were growing corn, squash, and potatoes.

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