What activity helped early humans survive the Ice Age?

• A. Hunted large animals and made clothing.
• B. Built settlements near caves.
• C. Developed agriculture.
• D. Used signaling systems.

Answer: (A)

Surviving the Ice Age depended on practical strategies to stay fed and warm. Hitting large animals for meat and using their hides and fur to make clothing provided the essential food and insulation that cold climates demanded. This combination—food from hunting and warmth from garments—made it the most direct way early humans improved their chances of marked survival during freezing winters. Shelter like caves offered protection, but the active skills of pursuing big game and producing clothing from animal skins were the key means by which groups endured the harsh conditions. Agriculture wasn’t viable in the icy environment, and signaling systems wouldn’t address the immediate needs of cold-weather survival.