Question

Long Answer Type Question:
What changes took place in agriculture around this time? 

Answer 1

There were two significant changes in agriculture around this time:
(i) The growing use of the iron ploughshares helped in yielding better grain produce. Heavy, clayey soil could be turned over better with an iron ploughshare than with a wooden ploughshare.
(ii) People began transplanting paddy. This meant that instead of scattering seed on the ground, from which plants would sprout, saplings were grown and then planted in the fields. Production developed due to this since many plants survived.