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1. Enabled man to cook his food hence increasing the variety of his diet
2. Man used fire as a source of warmth
3. Man used fire to protect himself from wild animals
4. Man was able to make better tools by hardening tools using fire
OR
Discuss the benefits of the discovery of fire to early man
i)The discovery and use of fire made it possible for early man to keep warm during cold nights and seasons
ii)Fire enhanced the security of early man as it was kept burning to keep away wild animals and other possible sources of danger
iii)It was a source of lighting at night which facilitated other productive activities at night
iv)Fire improved hunting activities of the early man as it was used to harden the tips of the tools for hunting
v)Early man used fire to extract poison from plants which they used for hunting
vi)Fire was used as a source of food preservation method
For example drying meat or fish
vii)Fire was used to attract animals towards set traps so that they were easily trapped
viii) Fire was used to cook food and make it palatable and more nutritious/tasty
ix)Fire was used to bake and harden wood for special use Eg stools and hoe
sticks
x)It was used for communication
johnmulu answered the question on January 31, 2017 at 12:57
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