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Characteristics of Hunting Societies

Hunting and gathering societies relied on hunting wild animals and foraging for plants and vegetation as their primary means of subsistence. They lived nomadic lifestyles without permanent settlements, frequently moving to follow food sources. Men hunted large game while women gathered crops and berries. These small groups of around 50 people or less shared food communally and children were socialized within families.

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Characteristics of Hunting Societies

Hunting and gathering societies relied on hunting wild animals and foraging for plants and vegetation as their primary means of subsistence. They lived nomadic lifestyles without permanent settlements, frequently moving to follow food sources. Men hunted large game while women gathered crops and berries. These small groups of around 50 people or less shared food communally and children were socialized within families.

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Hunting and

Gathering Societies
GROUP 1
What is this type of society?
It is a type of subsistence lifestyle that
relies on hunting and fishing animals and
foraging for wild vegetation.
The oldest and most basic way of
economic subsistence.
Produce simple forms of tools used to
hunt for animals and gather plants and
vegetation for food.
This society relies on nature for their food.
They frequently move and do not have
permanent settlements; hence, they are
called nomadic societies.
Most of the time, they live in caves or
underground houses that are dug and
covered with tree branches and leaves.
People spend most of their time hunting
animal and collecting edible crops and
vegetation.
The primary means of subsistence are
wild plants and animals.

Hunter-gatherers are nomadic and non-


hierarchical.

Archeological data suggests that all


humans were hunter gatherers around
3,000,000 years ago.
Illustrations
Characteristics of each societies assigned:
In this type of society, men and women are tasked differently.

Men are tasked to hunt large animal game like deer,


elk, moose, and other animals available in their areas.

Women, on the other hand, are responsible


for the collection of vegetation, berries, and
small edible crops.
The primary institution is the family, which decides how food is to
be shared and how children are to be socialized, and which
provides for the protection of its members.

They tend to be small, with fewer than fifty members.

They tend to be nomadic, moving to new areas when the current


food supply in a given area has been exhausted.

Members display a high level of interdependence.

Labor division is based on sex: men hunt, and women gather.


Cultural Developments
Paleolithic period (2,500,000 - 10,000 BCE)

Societies lived in small groups with only 20 to 30 members. If there were


an abundant supply of food, members increased to 40 to 50.

They usually have a shamman or a priest who acts as the leader of the
group.

They believe that spirits live in the world.


11,000–12,000 years ago
(Beginnings of the Neolithic Revolution)

All peoples are foragers.


Emergence of agriculture ; agricultural practices were
first developed
All such peoples had developed extensive contacts with
settled groups.
People had considerable free time to spend on social and
religious activities.
Thank you for
listening!
GROUP 1

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