Human evolution timeline

1. About 800,000 years ago, The Fire was controlled by early humans.
2. About 6 million years ago most early human species became bipedal.
3. The Homo Habilis used to live in Eastern and the southern Africa.
4. About 12,000 years ago, humans managed to control the growth and breeding of some plants  and animals.
5. The Homo sapiens is the earliest human species from the timeline.


Answer these questions:

1. What's been the role of climate change in the development of humans?
-The period of greatest fluctuation of climates (of warm to cold, and vice versa), caused the most important milestones for the early humans, because they had to adapted to this changes.


2. In your opinion, what is the most significant milestone for the human evolution? Why?
 -The control of fire, the fire allowed to the early human species cook, socialize, to find comfort and warmth, and find safety to predators


3. Which early human species was thought to be the first to use tools made from stone?
-The Homo habilis


4. Who were the first human species to travel to and live in Europe? When?
-The Homo heidelbergensis about 700.000 to 200.000 years ago

5. Which species survived for the longest time? For how long?
-The Homo erectus between 1,89 millions and 143.000 years ago