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What significant development occurred about 10,000 years ago?

Options

  1. AModern Homo sapiens arose
  2. BPrehistoric cave art developed
  3. CHuman settlements started
  4. DAgriculture began

Correct answer

C. Human settlements started

Step-by-step solution

The Neanderthal man with a brain size of 1400cc lived in near east and central Asia between 1,00,000-40,000 years back. They used hides to protect their body and buried their dead. Homo sapiens arose in Africa and moved across continents and developed into distinct races. During ice age between 75,000-10,000 years ago modern Homo sapiens arose. Pre-historic cave art developed about 18,000 years ago. One such cave painting by Prehistoric humans can be seen at Bhimbetka rock shelter in Raisen district of Madhya Prade

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