Human Evolution Timeline

Unit 4

Activity 1

1. - About 800,000 years ago, the Earth was controlled by early humans.

2. – About 4 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 Homo sapiens is the earliest human species from the time line.

Answer these questions

1. - What's been the role of climate change in the development of humans?

 The role of the climate change was to make the human adapt to the fluctuations between warm and cold and this made the ancients humans to change physically and psychologically to survive.

2. - In your opinion, what is the most significant milestone for the human evolution? Why?

In my opinion the most significant milestone for the human evolution is the last one about 800,000 years ago, because is when the human started to manipulate the fire and a faster evolution of the human started.

3. - Which early human species was thought to be the first to use tools made from stone?

The first human species that were thought that made stone tools was the Homo Habilis.

4. - Who were the first human species to travel to and live in Europe? When?

Were the Homo heidelbergensis; about 700,000 to 200,000 years ago

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

The Homo erectus which survived 1.75 million of years and the Homo africanus which survived 1.2 millions of years