Wikibooks: World History/Big Geography
= Early Humans = This section will contain a brief history of early humans. This will not be elaborated on for two reasons the first being much of this era is pre speech so everything that we know is learned from archeological remains. The second being that this topic doesn t have a large role in th...
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| Summary: | = Early Humans = This section will contain a brief history of early humans. This will not be elaborated on for two reasons the first being much of this era is pre speech so everything that we know is learned from archeological remains. The second being that this topic doesn t have a large role in the AP World History Exam. All early ancestors of humans originated from Africa. Some species like the Australopithecus Afarensis went extinct there too. The migration of early humans towards other continents started with Homo Erectus about 2 million years ago. Homo Sapiens the modern human migrated out about 100 000 years ago spread across Asia about 60 000 years ago with Australia and the Philippines following and last the Americas using the theorized Bering Strait land bridge. = Australopithecus Afarensis = Australopithecus afarensis is one of the most widely known early human species. Au. afarensis lived from about 4 million years ago and went extinct about 2 million years ago. Lucy an A u. afarensis fossil is one of the most famous early human skeletons. Discovered in 1971 in Ethiopia Africa it consists of several hundred fragments of bones that make up 40% of a female A u. afarensis body. = Homo Habilis = Homo Habilis meaning handy man marked the start of the Paleolithic Era and lived from about 2 million years to 1.5 million years ago. Homo Habilis is least like the modern Homo Sapien of the Homo genus. The first Homo Habilis fossils were found in East Africa. This species was one of the earliest users of stone tools which consisted of very simple tools such as a sharpened stone. = Homo Erectus = About 1.9 million years ago Homo Erectus meaning upright human emerged in Africa as a new species of early human. Homo Erectus better hunting skills and ability to create fire allowed them to migrate to colder regions such as Europe or Asia. Homo Erectus were contemporaries with Homo Habilis for several hundred years until their superior skills allowed them to replace Homo Habilis. = Neanderthal = Homo Neanderthalensis ... |
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