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With modern technology, it seems like there is nothing the human race can’t do in our current world. However, could we survive 2.5 million years ago without all of these advances?
Key Points:
- During the Pleistocene Epoch, most of the earth’s ice ages were occurring, which made the climate much cooler than it is now.
- Different species would be around that we have never encountered, which could increase your risk of being attacked.
- The same deadly diseases were still around back then, but the medicines to treat them were not.
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The woolly mammoths occupied northern Eurasia and northern North America; the Columbian mammoth’s range was transcontinental, from Alaska south throughout most of the United States, and went from an elevation of 9,000 feet in the mountains of Utah to sea level in Florida and Mexico. It seems unlikely that such adaptable animals could have been totally wiped out by even the most severe weather conditions.
Twilight of the Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions and the Rewilding of America
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What is one thing you could not live without? Was it around 2.5 million years ago?
- What do you think would be the biggest challenge in your life if you were living in the Pleistocene Epoch? Why?
- Do you think you would be able to survive? Why or why not?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
