Explanation:The line that shows the value of the match its the second one it was a long, long time before they learned how to kindle one easily". The match allows humankind to handle fire easily.The match is a significant invention that was produced after a historical evolution of kindling fires.The main idea is how fire kindling evolved to what it is today.
The author develops the idea that humanity early fire-starting tools may have been dangerous because in order to get fire, you had to go to a place where a fire had already been started either with a volcano or by lighting. this could’ve easily put peoples lives at risks especially since the fire didn’t last long meaning they would have to make a long trip and go to another fire made by nature just to get fire for their homes. With John Walker’s invention, it required hard rubbing of the materials and it caused fire to go everywhere which could’ve let to a massive fire thus showing it’s dangerous.
