Question

Why did the hunter gatherers travel from place to place? In what ways are these similar to or different from the reasons we travel today?

Answer 1

Hint: The hunter gatherers belonged to the prehistoric period and were nomads. They utilized natural resources like fire and had refined knowledge about plant and animal life. They killed animals and scavenged for food.

Complete answer:
The hunter gatherers travelled from place to place. If they remained in one place they would not be able to harness food. They would finish all animal and plant resources of that place. As animals roamed around from one place to another, hunters also had to do the same to gather food. Hunter gatherers travelled in search of water because rivers and streams were seasonal. The fruits that are borne by trees occur at different seasons. Therefore to find substitutes they had to travel a long distance.

Today we travel for different purposes:
1. We migrate in search of better jobs or education.
2. People travel from one place to another to enjoy sightseeing. We enjoy the beauty of different places.
3. We travel to meet our relatives and friends who might not stay near us.

Note: The main reasons for travelling have undergone a lot of changes but there still exists the need to travel for survival like to earn money or to find jobs. We also travel to find a place to live with proper advanced amenities. In prehistoric times there weren't any mediums for travelling long distance. Hunter gatherers walked barefoot and in order to protect themselves they travelled in groups. But today we have so much modern technology to help us travel from place to place in a very short time. We travel alone a lot of times.