From Foraging to Farming

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According to modern genetics, when did anatomically modern humans first arrive on the Indian subcontinent from Africa?

  • Between 7000 and 4500 BCE
  • Between 30,000 and 55,000 years ago
  • Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago (correct)
  • Between 2500 BCE and 1900 BCE

When did sedentariness, involving the transition from foraging to farming and pastoralism, begin in South Asia?

  • Around 30,000 years ago
  • Around 7000 BCE (correct)
  • Around 73,000 years ago
  • Around 4500 BCE

When did the Indus Valley civilization flourish in present-day Pakistan and north-western India?

  • Between 7000 and 4500 BCE
  • Between 30,000 and 55,000 years ago
  • Between 2500 BCE and 1900 BCE (correct)
  • Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago

Which site in South Asia provides evidence of the domestication of wheat and barley, followed by the domestication of goats, sheep, and cattle?

<p>Mehrgarh (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some notable features of the Indus Valley civilization?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did anatomically modern humans first arrive on the Indian subcontinent from Africa according to modern genetics?

<p>Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Indus Valley civilization flourish in present-day Pakistan and north-western India?

<p>Between 2500 BCE and 1900 BCE (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some notable features of the Indus Valley civilization?

<p>Elaborate drainage and water supply (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following accurately describes the timeline of sedentariness in South Asia?

<p>Sedentariness began in South Asia around 7000 BCE. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which site in South Asia provides evidence of the domestication of wheat and barley, followed by the domestication of goats, sheep, and cattle?

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