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Question
List three ways in which hunter-gatherers used fire (see page 15). Would you use fire for any of these purposes today?
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Solution
Hunter-gatherers used fire for purposes like:
- A source of light
- A resource of cook meat
- A way to scare away wild animals.
Nowadays we use fire for:
- Cooking
- To keep ourselves warm.
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