Corak Kehidupan Manusia Masa Praaksara I Sejarah Kelas 10 - KHATULISTIWA MENGAJAR

Summary

The video explains how human life in prehistoric Nusantara changed as people developed new ways to obtain food, settle, and make tools. It describes three broad stages: hunting and gathering, farming, and the bronze or “perundagian” period.

Hunting and gathering

• People depended heavily on natural resources and lived in open areas, often near water.
• They used simple tools made from materials such as wood, bone, and stone.
• Communities gathered foods such as fruit, tubers, and leaves, and hunted animals.
• The narration describes women as generally gathering food, cooking, and caring for children, while men hunted.
• When nearby food sources ran low, people moved to places with more abundant supplies. They were therefore semi-nomadic, gathering food before moving.

Farming

• People shifted from nomadic or semi-nomadic life toward permanent settlements.
• They began producing more of what they needed, clearing land to farm and growing crops such as tubers.
• They also raised livestock, including buffalo, chickens, and pigs.
• Barter developed, with people exchanging farm produce, marine products, and crafts such as tools and pottery.

Bronze / perundagian period

• The term undagi refers to someone with a particular craft or technical skill.
• People continued farming and began cultivating rice fields. They stored harvests for the dry season and traded them.
• Trade expanded over longer distances, including between islands.
• Metalworking became more developed. The video lists metal objects such as nekara (bronze drums), funnel-shaped axes, moko, bronze axes, and bronze vessels.

Overall, the video presents prehistoric life as a progression from reliance on wild food and mobility to settled farming and exchange, followed by specialized metalworking and wider trade.

Speakers and sources featured

• Speaker: One unnamed narrator or presenter delivers the educational explanation.
• Other audio: Background music.