Fill-in the blank
 

1.     The early Human being did not wear any clothes.

2.     They searched for stones that could be cut and shaped into objects.

3.     A spear travels fast and far.

4.     Ancient men  protected themselves from cold with animal skin.

5.     Rubbing two bamboo stick can produce fire.

 

Write True or False

1.     Early Human beings lived in caves.

2.     Early human beings wore woolen cardigans to protect themselves  from the cold.

3.     They could cook their food on the gas even on those days.

4.     Early Human beings used to kill animals with guns.

5.     Some people still worship fire.

 

 

 

         

Man’s Greatest discovery – which is still worshipped ?

 

Prehistoric men knew about fire. They must have discovered it by chance, perhaps when lightening caused a fire or when the sun, shining on dry leaves, caused them to ignite. To our ancestors, the discovery of fire was a important as the discovery of electricity or atomic energy has been to us. It was so important that to the primitive mind of early man it seemed holy, a gift from the gods, and become the subject of many myths. In ancient mythology fire worship reappears often.

One of the ways in which prehistoric men made fire was by rubbing two pieces of wood together. It could also be done by rubbing two flint stones together.

Once man has discovered fire, he could warm himself in front of the flames and cook the flesh of animals (previously he had eaten meat raw). Fire bought light into the dark caves. As time went by and men lived in houses, a fire in the hearth helped to create a homely atmosphere.

With the aid of fire, men could build furnaces into which they put iron or a variety of other substances, mixed with charcoal. they used bellows to make the fires hotter and so were able to fashion tools for many purposes.

For many centuries man used fire to help him with the task of everyday life, although he did not learn to control it completely until the invention of fuel ignition systems, without which modern industry could not function.

Thanks to fire, was able to manufacture files, saws, axes, hammer, anvils, tongs and deadly weapons. He also leant how to make glass. So the discovery of fire was of vital importance in the history of humanity. But such a powerful element has its dangers as well as its advantages. It can do us a great deal of good but can also bring disaster. Think of example of how we heat our buildings: they are comfortable to live in, but if something goes wrong a fire can break out and cause great destruction

 

 

Videos on related field

Want to know how  Early man made  Tools for Hunting  ?

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefMedia.aspx?refid=461542218

You can do too? Demonstration of how a stone tool is made

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOlJ3dgq-1I

Humans first made tools of stone at least 2.5 million years ago, initiating the so-called Stone Age. The Stone Age advanced through three stages over time—the Paleolithic (which is subdivided into Lower, Middle, and Upper periods), Mesolithic, and Neolithic. Blade toolmaking, as demonstrated in this video, was a development of the Upper Paleolithic, which began about 40,000 years ago. This technique produced a far greater variety and higher quality of tools than did earlier methods of toolmaking

 

The Cave Paintings- The Early Human as an Artist