Another, Better Name for 'Hunting and Gathering' Is 'Foraging' Because

question 45

Multiple Choice

Another, better name for 'hunting and gathering' is 'foraging' because:

• A) hunting was not as big a contributor to the diet as the former name suggests.
• B) people never actually hunted and gathered their food.
• C) horticulture displaced hunting and gathering very early on.
• D) the former term is too long for today's short attention spans.
• E) people either hunt or gather but there is no single group in the world that does both.

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