Question

Of the following statements, which best describes the lives of nomadic hunter-gatherers?

a
To make it easier for people to move around, items like tools and shelter were made so that they were easy to carry.

b
Clans tended to stay away from water sources, as there were natural predators living in rivers, lakes, and streams.

c
Women and children stayed in camps while men hunted, often for months at a time.

d
It was rare that hunter-gatherers were able to successfully hunt animals, and they relied almost solely on plants to eat.

Answer 1

The correct response is Option A: To make it easier for people to move around, items like tools and shelter were made so that they were easy to carry.

Step-by-step explanation:

There has been a lot of research and re-evaluation of hunter-gatherers in recent decades and many of the old assumptions about how our ancestors lived at that time have been challenged. While we once believed that the hunter-gather lifestyle must have been precarious and lacking, there are many scholars who believe now that hunting and gathering was efficient for many different cultures and people before the advent of agriculture and more sedentary lifestyles. The bulk of human history we spent as hunter-gatherers rather than living in towns and villages. Man the hunter is another myth that has been challenged. It is clear that women contributed as well to hunting and defending themselves and their families as recent skeletal evidence in Mongolia of early nomadic peoples where women riding horses and using bows and arrows has been evidenced.