Question

Why did the hunter-gatherers have a nomadic lifestyle?

• A. Their settlements were not permanent.
• B. They ran out of grazing land for their animals.
• C. They moved according to the seasons.
• D. They eventually exhausted all resources in a place.

Answer 1

The correct option is D They eventually exhausted all resources in a place.

Humans lived in bands as hunter-gatherers for 1.8 lakh years. They had a nomadic lifestyle because they would have eventually eaten up most of the plant and animal resources available at a place.