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This video explains what some of the ancient humans were like and how modern humans became who we are today.
Key Points:
- Australopithecus. These species were small-brained creatures in east Africa who lived 3-4 million years ago.
- Homo Habilis. This species lived 2.4-1.4 million years ago, also in Africa.
- Homo Erectus. This species coexisted for half a million years with the Homo Habilis and lived 1.9 milion-140,000 years ago.
- Neanderthal. This species is our closest extinct human relative, living 300,000-30,000 years ago.
- Homo Sapiens. This species are modern humans.
Quote This:
With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members of his own species. -Anthony Storr
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- How have we as Homo Sapiens built on all the ancient humans before us?
- What tool could you imagine inventing if you were an ancient human?
- What is one of your favorite tools in your tool chest or in your kitchen? Why?
- What is something that you use every day that you could not live without? What would you do if it just disappeared?
- Do you think you could have survived a million years ago? Could you have survived even a hundred years ago? Why or why not?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.