GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INVENTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What unique human invention helps us read the stories of who early humans were?
A
Fire
B
spears
C
clothes
D
Works of art on cave walls
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What does the oldest known art in the world tell us about the people who created it? Images painted, drawn or carved onto rocks and cave walls-which have been found across the globe-reflect one of humans’ earliest forms of communication, with possible connections to language development.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cavemen would use their spit, animal fat or ear wax to make their paints stick to the cave walls. Cavemen would also use their fingers and the end of chewed twigs to paint their pictures. By the time of the Ancient Egyptian era there were more colours available.

Detailed explanation-3: -These artistic innovators were probably Neanderthals. Dated to 65, 000 years ago, the cave paintings and shell beads are the first works of art dated to the time of Neanderthals, and they include the oldest cave art ever found.

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