CA 2

Timeline of Human Development

1. About 800,000 years ago, ____ fire______ 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 _______plants_______ and animals.
5. The ___Sahelantthropus  tshedensis___________ 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?

 Because the brain of early humans began to increase in size rapidly during the time of greater fluctuation of the climate and this allowed to increase their minds to make tools and to be able to survive adapting to new surroundings.

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

I believe that fire control was very important for human evolution because it allowed to carry out different forms of survival as in food, besides the fire helped them withstand the cold and find security of the predators. But I think the man has greatly damaged the environment with fire.

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

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 between about 1.89 million and 143,000 years ago .