HOW COOKING FREES MEN.

1. How did cooking of food allow our ancestors to reconstruct the working days?

- Cooking of food changed the way our ancestor ate. After cooking of food, the food eventually became softer and it was easier to eat in a way saving time and energy while chewing. Cooking of food also made life easier for our ancestors. they now had more time to hunt and gather and it reconstructed the working days of our ancestors.

2. What is the sexual division of labour and why does its evolution centre on hunter-gatherers?

- By the term sexual division of labour it simply means the work or labour divided between men and the female or it could also refer to men and women making different and complementary contributions to the household economy. Its evolution centres on hunter and gatherers because the gendered division of labour is human universal. And it is also assumed to us that it had spread across the globe sixty thousand to seventy thousand years ago.

3. What are the two major feature of sexual division on labour represented by the Hadza?

- The two main features of sexual division on labour represented by the Hadza are that men and women both spend most of their time hunting and gathering, like seeking for different kind of foods and at the end it is feasted by both the sexes. Both the men and the female hunted and gathered on their own since it was practiced that way.

4. How has the division of labour by sex been thought to have affected society as a whole?

- The division of labour by sex not only affects the society but also the household subsistence. It bought about strong family bonds. The foods that they collected were all shared among each other. It also indirectly affects us for they made us who we are today.

5. Why does the author believe that cooking food was an essential factor in allowing for the sexual division of labour?

- Cooking made life easier for us and our ancestors. The time wasted in chewing raw food could now be utilised for something more productive like going hunting or gathering. We know that cooking makes food tastier and delicious. The fire here played a important role for it did justice to the people. They could now eat after dark. Men and Women both had enough time to do their work for they didn't have to wait for the food to be cooked or to be chewed properly to get digested.