Question

4. Why did the hunter-gatherers travel from place to
place? In what ways are these similar to/diferent from
the reasons for which we travel today?



5. List three ways in which hunter-gatherers used fire
(see page 15). Would you use fire for any of these
purposes today?



6. List three ways in which the lives of farmers and
herders would have been different from that of hunter-
gatherers.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Hunter-gatherers travelled from place-to-place:

• In search of plant and animal resources when had exhausted at one place.

• In search of smaller prey, or, in the case of deer and wild cattle, in search of grass and leaves. Therefore, those who hunted them had to follow their movements.

• Plants and trees bear fruit in different seasons. So, people may have moved from season to season in search of different kinds of plants.

• People living on the banks of rivers and lakes which are seasonal would have had to go in search of water during the dry seasons.

• Also, People may have travelled on foot to meet their friends and relatives.

Today, we do not travel for water and food but in search of jobs to earn their livelihood. Also, we travel to interesting place, business and to meet friends and relatives.