alleryEarly humans who got food only from the wild were called what?
AHunter-gatherers
BEarly farmers
CCattle herders
DMetal traders
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Hunter-gatherers
1. Recall the idea: The Beginnings of Human History.
2. The source says: "this means that they relied on hunting and collecting edible plants and fruits".
3. Hunter-gatherers is correct. Farmers and herders came later; hunter-gatherers took food from nature.
_Source: NCERT Class 6 Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Ch 4 Timeline and Sources of History, "The Beginnings of Human History"_
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