How Fire demonstrates Prehistoric People's Ability to Adapt to Their Environment

The use of fire demonstrates prehistoric people's ability to adapt to their environment because it shows that when the prehistoric people have a need that isn't commonly or always fulfilled by their environment, they change their environment to provide them with that need. In the case of fire, they found cooked food better than raw food because it had benefits like easier digestibility, better taste and fewer diseases. However, cooked food wasn't commonly found in their environment. It was found only after a wildfire, when animals that couldn't escape the fire got cooked. They then brought fire into their home from elsewhere, so that they could use the fire to cook their food. Later, they developed the ability to create fire for themselves, and so they didn't have to find fire to bring it into their home. They are adapting to their environment, and adapting their environment to them, so that they can have better food which ensures better survival.