Question

List three ways in which the lives of farmers and herders would have been different from that of hunter gatherers.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The life of farmers and herders would have been different from that of hunter-gatherers in the following ways:

(a) Hunter-gatherers kept travelling from place to place whereas farmers had to live at same place for longer periods of time to take care of their crops.

(b) Hunter-gatherers depended on meat of wild animals whereas farmers and herders used plants, crops and cattle.

(c) Hunter-gatherers did not have any settled life whereas farmers and herders gradually settled in huts, pit-houses, etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

Three ways in which the lives of farmers and herders would have been different from hunt-gatherers are:

• Hunt-gatherers keep moving from place to place in search of food while farmers and herders grow their food from their living place.

• Hunt-gatherers did not build any permanent houses mostly they live in caves while farmers and herders build huts and houses.

• Hunt-gatherers had no role in protecting animals and plants while famers and herders protect animals and plants.