Tools have been important for humans throughout history, helping with tasks like obtaining food, making weapons, and starting fires. Early humans like Australopithecus afarensis found and used tools but did not make them, while later groups like Homo habilis began crafting crude tools from rocks. Homo erectus were skilled hunters who developed tools like spears and traps and were the first to control fire. More recent humans such as Homo sapiens Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon created advanced tools for hunting and tasks like fishing and farming. Modern humans continue developing new tools that shape daily life.