Question

1.Specify the differences between prehistory and history and civilization and culture.

A.Who was the first historian? What made him a historian? What is it to do history? Hos does culture form civilization? Or is it the other way?

2.Point out the importance of the discovery of fire and the establishment of villages as a source of community life for humankind.

B.Don't you think is incredible how the human condition changed just by being able to manipulate fire?

Answer 1

One of the primary difference between prehistory and history is the documents that act as evidences. Because there were no written language during the prehistoric period, there are no written evidences. Thus the documentation acts as the dividing line between the prehistoric and historic periods.
Herodotus of Halicarnassus who lived during the 5th Century BC in the present Turkey is considered to be the first historian because of his works. This title of father of history was conferred by Cicero. One of the most important use of his historical accounts is that he tried to gather evidences of the events, especially the wars while documenting them. Although his critics blame his accounts as cock and bull stories, he is the Pioneer of gathering evidences for historical accounts.
Civilization is the bigger entity which may include more cultures, languages and food habits as a civilization will have the social class and groups. Culture on the other hand refers to the customs and practices of a group of people in a particular geographic area. Different cultures together form a civilization.
Invention of fire is one of the most important inventions of human race. Although it was very accidental, it paved the way for further inventions and moulding of the tools. Fire also helped the human settlements to drive the animals that enter into human habitats. It's definitely true that fire sped up the development of the human race to a great extent.