Question

directions: analyze the document below and complete the questions that follow... paleolithic men could not control their food supply. so long as they relied on foraging (scavenging), hunting, fishing, and trapping, they were dependent on the natural food supply in a given area to keep from starving. but while paleolithic men continued their food - gathering pattern of existence in europe, africa, and australia, groups of people in the near east began to cultivate edible plants and to breed animals. often described as the \first economic revolution\ in the history of man, this momentous change from a food - gathering to a food - producing economy initiated the neolithic age. paleolithic man was a hunter; neolithic man became a farmer and herdsman. 1. how does this document describe life during the paleolithic era? 2. why was life complicated for our paleolithic ancestors? food - gathering needs harsh weather, predators and of permanent shelters. 3. why did life change after the paleolithic era? because of the development of agriculture and the neolithic revolution

Explanation:

1. The document describes Paleolithic life as one where people were dependent on foraging, hunting, fishing and trapping, relying on the natural food - supply in an area to survive.
2. Life was complicated for Paleolithic ancestors because their food - gathering was affected by harsh weather, predators, and the lack of permanent shelters.
3. Life changed after the Paleolithic Era due to the development of agriculture and the Neolithic revolution which shifted from a food - gathering to a food - producing economy.

Answer:

1. People were dependent on foraging, hunting, fishing and trapping, relying on the natural food - supply.
2. Food - gathering was affected by harsh weather, predators, and lack of permanent shelters.
3. Due to the development of agriculture and the Neolithic revolution.