Question

Pastoralism arose in Africa during te classical era primarly in response to ;

A need for regional trade
B the abundance of grasslands
C the presence of constant warfare
D the dryness of the climate

Answer 1

Pastoralism arose in Africa during the classical era primarily in response to "D the dryness of the climate" since pastoralism focused exclusively on the raising of livestock.

Answer 2

The correct option is D

Pastoralism, in the form of transhumance or nomadism, is a current practice of life in arid and semi-arid zones, whose nature hardly favors sedentarization. The transhumant establish their domicile in a certain place and cultivate some cereal while their cattle follow each year the migratory routes that take it to the same grasslands, adapting to the regimes of rains and the growth of the pastures.