Multiple choice

Among hunter-gatherers, how did the jobs of women & men differ?

  1. Women grew crops while men gathered fruits and nuts.

  2. Women cared for children while men grew crops.

  3. Women gathered fruits & nuts while men killed wild animals.

  4. Both men & women shared the same types of jobs.
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Explanation

In most hunter-gatherer societies, labor was divided by gender to maximize efficiency. Women typically gathered wild plants, fruits, and nuts near the camp while caring for children, whereas men hunted large wild animals farther away.

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