The evolution of the human beings

THE EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN BEINGS

This process began 5 to 7 million years ago in the African continent, it includes the emergence of the following species:

Homo habilis The genus Homo is characterized by creating stone tools, the first of which existed in Africa 2.2 million years ago

Homo ergaster This human species was the first to leave Africa 1.8 million years ago, thus colonizing other territories.

Australopithecus The first primates to walk upright, due to climate change they had to stop the vegetarian diet and start hunting

Homo erectus It inhabited Asia 1.8 million years ago, covered itself with animal skins, domesticated fire and cooked its food, articulate language

Homo antecessorOf greater height and still small brain compared to Homo sapiens, they were the first European human link

Homo heidelbergensis They had large skulls and protruding jaws and perhaps a first symbolic language

Homo rhodesiensis Higher cranial capacity, its features suggest that it is our direct ancestor

Homo sapiens This species as we know it had a dark complexion and little by little it conquered the whole world

Homo neardenthaliensis It shared an era with Homo sapiens, so the crossing of species is not unusual

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