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What is suggested as the earliest method of making fire based on the text?
What is suggested as the earliest method of making fire based on the text?
- Using flint and stone for sparks
- Rapidly rotating a wooden drill in a round hole (correct)
- Lighting a fire with matches
- Rubbing two sticks together
How did European peasants speed up the process of making fire through friction?
How did European peasants speed up the process of making fire through friction?
- By adding oil to the wooden drill
- By blowing air onto the wooden drill
- By wrapping a cord around the drill and pulling on each end (correct)
- By using metal tools instead of wooden drills
What do studies of primitive societies suggest about the invention of fire production?
What do studies of primitive societies suggest about the invention of fire production?
- It was originally achieved through chemical reactions
- It was intentionally discovered by ancient scholars
- It was probably a secondary invention, accidentally made during tool-making operations with wood or stone (correct)
- It was taught by advanced civilizations to primitive societies
