jueves, 5 de mayo de 2016

Human Evolution timeline



1. About 800,000 years ago, the earth was controlled by early humans.
2. About 6 million years ago most early human species became bipedal.
3. The Homo Habilis used to live in Eastern and Southern Africa.
4. About 12,000 years ago, humans managed to control the growth and breeding of some certain plants and animals.
5. The Sahelantrophus tchadensis is the earliest human species from the timeline.


Answer these questions:

1. What's been the role of climate change in the development of humans?
The earth's climate has fluctuated between warm and cold, the most important milestones in human evolution ocurred in this period ,like the control of fire or rapid increase in brain size, because the bigger brains helped our ancestors survive also becoming bipedal because helped this species survive in the diverse habitats.

2. In your opinion, what is the most significant milestone for the human evolution? Why?
The control of fire, because the fire allow cook and protect to predators.




3. Which early human species was thought to be the first to use tools made from stone?
Australopithecus africanus and Paranthropus aethiopicus

4. Who were the first human species to travel to and live in Europe? When?
Homo heidelbergensis about 700.000 to 200.000 years ago

5. Which species survived for the longest time? For how long?

Homo erectus it was the longest - lived species between about 1.89 million and 143.000 years ago
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