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So We Ask Ourselves The Questions:: How Was The Fire Discovered? Who Was Responsible?
So We Ask Ourselves The Questions:: How Was The Fire Discovered? Who Was Responsible?
We're g
oing to tell you about the famous discoveries. Then I'm going to tell you about the biggest discoveries of
the past that changed people's lives.
I'll show you three, the fire, the writing and the wheel
the fire is the first great invention of mankind. Their dominance was
the beginning of civilization.
Then…
How was the fire discovered? Who was responsible?
The research and archaeological remains found indicate that
the human species homo erectus knew about fire since
1,600,000 years ago. Thus, primitive men knew how to use
fire, but did not know how to light it.
The most likely hypothesis about how the warm element was
discovered indicates that it was probably by reproducing acts
of nature and adapting them.
It is believed that the first time man saw fire was due to a
lightning storm that set fire to a dry surface.
It is known that the first method was the rubbing of a stick with
dry wood, but it was also achieved by quickly scraping two
stones, or rubbing a rope against a wood.
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