HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Light-to scare off dangerous animals
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To cook food
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Warmth-They can now live in colder climates
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Early humans must have realised that fire can keep away wild animals and protect them from cold also. They discovered that fire can keep themselves warm, create light and frighten away wild animals.
Detailed explanation-2: -Man learnt to produce fire by rubbing together two pieces of stone. That discovery was an accidental invention. He started to use fire for cooking food, for light and heat and to scare wild animals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Clear evidence of habitual use of fire, though, comes from caves in Israel dating back between 400, 000 and 300, 000 years ago, and include the repeated use of a single hearth in Qesem Cave, and indications of roasting meat.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fire promoted the dispersal of humans by allowing them to colonize colder environments and by protecting them from predators. There is evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus in Africa, from Oldowan hominid sites in the Lake Turkana region of Kenya.