Question

why did primitive man lived in groups ?how they benefited?​

Answer 1

There are several major disadvantages to living in groups:

1. Greater competition for food, mates, sleeping sites, and water.

2. Increase parasite and disease load.

There is an incidental reason why some animals live in groups. Concentrated valuable resources attract individuals. E.g., birds don't nest on cliffs because they benefit by being in a group. They nest together because they are attracted by a scarce resource: cliffs.

Explanation:

. Cooperative food collection. Wolves hunt together. By doing so each can more easily track and take down large game. Although the individual has to share meat, each still benefits from group hunting. Group hunting is less important in primates. Chimps hunt some but meat is not a major part of their diets. Group hunting is important in many human societies, however.

2. Sleeping together to conserve warmth. This explains why individuals form groups at night but it does not explain why groups are maintained during the day.

3. Shared information. By forming groups, individuals can exchange critical information (reciprocity). For example, frugivores let each other know where fruit trees are located.

4. Protection from predators. There are three reasons why an individual may live in group to avoid predation.

Answer 2

Primitive man lived in groups benefits

• Perhaps for social interaction, warmth and comfort, food and information sharing, and safety from predators.
• Early humanity benefited greatly from the discovery of fire. They developed a brand-new method of hunting and were able to shield themselves from the elements. There is evidence of fire in caverns, indicating that it was used to stay warm.
• Early humanity benefited greatly from the discovery of fire. They developed a brand-new method of hunting and were able to shield themselves from the elements. There is evidence of fire in caverns, indicating that it was used to stay warm.
• Given the distribution of social groups in the contemporary era, this change most likely occurred around 52 million years ago, when the relatives of lemurs and other prosimian primates separated from those of monkeys and apes.
• We can learn and grow via social comparison, define our sense of self and social identity, and accomplish things that might be difficult for us to do on our own by joining groups.

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