Enrichment Activity 3
Directions: Describe the food gathering activities or subsistence in following types of
societies. Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
Type of Society Description/Characteristic
A. According to Economic and Material
System
1. Pre-class Society where no class distinctions exist;
subsistence is based on communal sharing.
2. Asiatic Focused on agriculture, with resources
controlled by centralized powers.
3. Ancient Characterized by early civilizations with
advanced systems of governance and trade.
4. Feudal Feudal lords controlled land and resources,
while peasants worked for survival.
5. Capitalist Modern systems with private ownership
6. Democratic and market-driven economies.
Democratic: Based on collective decision-
making and equal rights.
Type of Society Description/Characteristic
B. According to Evolutionary View
1. Simple Basic societies with simple social
structures and minimal division of labor.
2. Compound Slightly more advanced, with multiple
social groups or clans.
3. Doubly compound Highly complex societies with
interdependent systems of governance and
culture.
4. Militant Hierarchical societies driven by warfare
and strict control.
5. Industrial Focused on industrialization and
6. Post-industrial urbanization.
Post-industrial: Technology-driven,
service-oriented economies.
Type of Society Description/Characteristic
C. According to People’s Subsistence
1. Food gathering Nomadic or semi-nomadic groups relying
on hunting and gathering.
2. Horticultural Small-scale, gardening-based societies
using simple tools.
3. Pastoral Relies on domesticated animals for food
and trade.
4. Agricultural Agrarian societies that produce surplus
food through large-scale farming.
5. Industrial Industrial: Mechanized food production
6. Post-industrial and manufacturing.
Post-industrial: Advanced, technology-
based food systems.
