Question Statement: Who were hunter-gatherers? What were the various problems that they faced and how did they overcome it?
Instructions:
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Define hunter-gatherers.
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List out the various food items that they consumed.
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List out the various problems that they faced to obtain food.
Solution:
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Thousands of years ago people did not know how to cultivate their own food.
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One way to obtain food was to collect food items such as wild berries, fruits, vegetables, edible roots, etc. This method of obtaining food was called gathering.
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Another method of obtaining food was by hunting small animals and birds.
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The people who used to obtain food by hunting and gathering were called ‘hunter-gatherers’.
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They used to face various problems such as:
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What can be eaten?
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Where does the plant grow and when does it bear fruits?
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Whether the food can be eaten raw or does it need to be cooked?
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Where do the animals live and their behavior?
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These hunter-gatherers collected all this information over many years and passed it to the next generation.
Instructions:
-
Define hunter-gatherers.
-
List out the various food items that they consumed.
-
List out the various problems that they faced to obtain food.
Solution:
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Thousands of years ago people did not know how to cultivate their own food.
-
One way to obtain food was to collect food items such as wild berries, fruits, vegetables, edible roots, etc. This method of obtaining food was called gathering.
-
Another method of obtaining food was by hunting small animals and birds.
-
The people who used to obtain food by hunting and gathering were called ‘hunter-gatherers’.
-
They used to face various problems such as:
-
What can be eaten?
-
Where does the plant grow and when does it bear fruits?
-
Whether the food can be eaten raw or does it need to be cooked?
-
Where do the animals live and their behavior?
-
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These hunter-gatherers collected all this information over many years and passed it to the next generation.
