Hunter gatherers did not use fire for?
a) cooking
b) washing
c) clearing forest area
Answers
b) Washing
Explanation:
For hunters and gatherers, fire was a crucial thing in cooking food. Flesh and vegetables were cooked to make them safe to eat, tasty, more nutritional, easy to digest and to kill bacterias and other harmful microorganisms present on them.
Fire helps in cleaning forest area, the hunters and gatherers put the dry bushes and plants on fire, that ended up cleaning that area. After cleaning the forest area, Hunters and gatherers get a site for performing activities like cooking, sitting, living etc.
They also use fire to keep them warm in winters. In night, fire help hunters and gatherers to keep the wild animals away. Fire is also used as a source of light by hunters. So, we can see that fire was very crucial for the people living in wild.
so, the correct option is B, As fire is not involved in washing.