Question

List three ways in which hunter-gatherers used fire. Would you use fire for any of these purposes today?

NCERT Class 6th Social Science History - Our Past 1 Ch 2. On the trail of the Earliest People?

Answer 1

1 is used to do fire with rubbing of stone
2 by rubbing wood
3 don't know

Answer 2

A hunter-gatherer is a human enduring in a community in which maximum or all food is collected by foraging. Hunter-gatherer communities stand in contradiction to agrarian societies, which rely chiefly on domesticated varieties. Hunter-gatherers used the fire as a source of light, to grill meat, and to frighten away animals. Yes, we utilize fire even today for several purposes such as cooking of food and to keep us warm during winters.