WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -If early humans controlled it, how did they start a fire? We do not have firm answers, but they may have used pieces of flint stones banged together to created sparks. They may have rubbed two sticks together generating enough heat to start a blaze. Conditions of these sticks had to be ideal for a fire.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the 1850s, a wealthy pioneer might even have a friction match to start a fire. In the mid-1800s, inventors created matches. They figured out that by dipping a piece of wood into a chemical called phosphorous, then rubbing the wood against something scratchy, it would start a fire.

Detailed explanation-3: -If Stone Age people needed to light a re, they would quickly strike rough int stones together using their hands. The sharp edge of the stones would be rubbed together, and a spark was created. Friction would make the stones begin to glow. The spark would fall on the dried leaves, and would set them alight.

Detailed explanation-4: -Before the invention of matches, it was common to use specially made splinters tipped with some combustible substance, such as sulfur, to transfer a flame from one combustible source to another. An increased interest in chemistry led to experiments to produce fire by direct means on this splinter.