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Throughout the development of mankind, there has always been a need to complete a task, whether it be to start a fire, hunt for food, or build a house. These necessary tasks for survival have driven a fundamental want for a way to accomplish these tasks in an easier, faster, more efficient way. Thus the requirement for tools was born, and since the very early days of thought there were always discoveries that lead to the development of more complicated tools.

Early tools

Some of the very early primitive tools were probably rocks or sticks that had sharp edges or points. The lethality or effectiveness of these edges and points gave early man an advantage; suddenly he could kill his prey more quickly, and cut into the skin to get at the meat, or land a killing bludgeon on his opponent. Furthermore, seeing two rocks collide he could have observed a spark, creating excitement that it could spurn fire, enabling him to provide much needed warmth for survival.