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Types of Societies

Hunting and gathering societies were the earliest form of human society. Members survived by finding food through hunting, trapping, fishing, and gathering plants. They lived nomadic lifestyles in small family groups of less than 50 people with distinct gender roles. Men typically hunted while women gathered. They relied on mutual dependence and moved locations to find new sources of food and water.

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Types of Societies

Hunting and gathering societies were the earliest form of human society. Members survived by finding food through hunting, trapping, fishing, and gathering plants. They lived nomadic lifestyles in small family groups of less than 50 people with distinct gender roles. Men typically hunted while women gathered. They relied on mutual dependence and moved locations to find new sources of food and water.

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Hunting and gathering societies are the earliest form

of society. The members survive primarily by hunting,


trapping, fishing, and gathering edible plants. The
majority of the members' time is spent looking for and
gathering food. A hunting and gathering society has five
characteristics:
1. Family is the society's primary institution. Family
determines the distribution of food and how to socialize
children.
2. These societies are small compared to the others.
They generally have less than 50 members.
3. Hunting and gathering societies are nomadic,
which means that they move constantly in order
to find food and water.
4. Members of hunting and gathering societies are
mutually dependent upon each other.
5. There is a division of labor based on sex. Men
are typically responsible for hunting, and women
are typically gatherers.
PALEOLITHIC AGE
 The Paleolithic means (from Greek) Paleo –
“old”+ lithos – “stone”
 The Paleolithic Age is a prehistoric era
distinguished by the development of the most
primitive stone tools yet discovered and covers
roughly 99% human technological prehistory
 During the Paleolithic, humans grouped together
in small societies such as bands, and sustained by
gathering plants and hunting or scavenging wild
Horticultural societies emerged between
10,000 and 12,000 years ago in Latin America,
Asia, and parts of the Middle East. These societies
rely on the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and
plants in order to survive. Horticultural societies
are often forced to relocate when the resources of
the land are depleted or when the water supplies
decrease.
Pastoral societies began around 12,000 years
ago. These societies rely on products obtained through
the domestication and breeding of animals for
transportation and food. Pastoral societies are
common in areas where crops cannot be supported,
for example in North Africa. Unlike hunting and
gathering societies, pastoral societies only have to
move when the land in which the animals graze is no
longer usable.
Pastoral societies also allow for job
specialization, since not everyone is needed to
gather or hunt for food. For example, while
some people breed animals, others are able to
produce tools or clothing, which allows for
specialization in these areas.
Unpolished stone
tools

hunting and
PALEOLITHIC AGE
gathering

Nomadic way of
living
polished stone
tools

domestication of
NEOLITHIC AGE
plants and animals

living in
permanent places
Agricultural societies rely on the use of
technology in order to cultivate crops in large areas,
including wheat, rice, and corn. The technological
advances led to an increase in food supplies, an
increase in population, and the development of
trade centers. This period of technological changes
is referred to as the Agricultural Revolution and
began around 8,500 years ago. Agricultural
societies developed roughly in this order:
•Animals are used to pull plows.
•Plowing allows for the cultivation of larger areas of
land.
•Soil aeration caused by plowing leads to higher crop
yields over longer periods of time.
•High volumes of food production allow people to
build permanent homes in a single location.
•Towns develop, which eventually grow into cities.
•Job specialization increases as high-yield crops
allow people to focus on skills and crafts other than

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