Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

Hunter-gatherers travelled from place to place for four basic reasons which are as follows:

If they stayed at one place for a long time, they would have eaten up all the available plant and animal resources. Therefore, they went to another place for more food.

Animals move from place to place. Humans followed them as they hunted them

Plants and trees bear fruit in different seasons. So when season changed, people moved to another place

In search of water, people traveled from place to place. Water is necessary for survival

However, nowadays we travel for different purposes, like:

(1) Migration due to Education

(2) We travel to work

(3) People travel from place to place for business purposes

(4) We travel from one place to another to amuse and entertain ourselves, like going to a circus, a zoo or sightseeing.

Answer 2

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.