Human Evolution Timeline

1. About 800,000 years ago, control of 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 certain plants and animals.
5. The Sahelanthropus tchadensis is the earliest human species from the timeline.


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

Rapid increase in brain size. Human brain size evolved most rapidly during a time of dramatic climate change. Larger, more complex brains enabled early humans of this time period to interact with each other and with their surroundings in new and different ways. As the environment became more unpredictable, bigger brains helped our ancestors survive.



2. In your opinion, what is the most significant milestone for the human evolution? Why?
In my opinion the most significant milestone of human evolution is use of tools to cut, pound, crush and access new food- including meat from large animals, and made more stronger.

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



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, around of 1.70 million years.