HIST 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter pg. 3-7: Homo Erectus, First Things, Homininae
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Ways of the world- a brief global history: The emergence of mankind: according to archeologists, homo sapiens diverged 5 to 6 million years ago from our closest relative, the chimpanzee, in eastern africa. There could have been 20-30 species, but all still emerged to a homininae (hominid) family or, human-like creatures. they had the ability to walk on two legs. Over time their heads grew larger, the size of the skull changed. 1 million years ago the homo erectus began to migrate out of africa. Around 100,000 years ago there were migrations to pacific islands, eurasian land mass, and western hemisphere starting the, emergence of mankind. Globalization of humankind: 100,000 years ago, humans were limited to just africa. The initial movement/migration of mankind is called the paleolithic era. It refers to the gathering, fishing, hunting way of life. This era lasted til around 11,000 years ago. Homo sapiens began to colonize the world, in antarctica, brazil, central.
