Evolution of Civilizations

Domestication

200,107 BCE

Humans start to plant and harvest, make tools, trade, domesticate animals, and govern. Population increases greatly, highest its ever been in Earth. Domestication started approximately 10,000 years ago.

Sedentary People’s

200,106 BCE

Due to domestication of animals and crops, agrilcutire supports 10-100 times more people than hunting and gathering allowing people to stay in one spot. Around 12,000 BCE people started to become sedentary.

Agriculture; Planting and Harvesting in Large Groups

200,105 BCE

Farming in large masses in fertile lands allowed for the beginnings of civilizations, farming gave humans the ability to sustain up to 1,000 people. People no longer had to move with the food source, they made it and nurtured it. Around 12,000 years ago early humans discovered farming.

The Discovery Of Tamed Wolves

200,104 BCE

Taming Wolves became a substantial change for early Homo Sapien Sapiens and Neanderthals. It allowed man to hunt and sense prey from long distances and track potential threats. It also brought another protector to families, and gave man company. Two theories say different things, one saying wolves and dogs split around 30,000 years ago another says approximately 10,000 years ago.

Invention of Weapons

200,103 BCE

The first man-made weapons included, spears, sharpened rocks, bows, and arrows. They were used for killing the food source(animals) and breaking things. They were first made approximately 250,000 years ago.

The Invention Of Fire

200,102 BCE

The discovery and invention of fire led to warmth, light, cooked foods, defense from animals, and lessened the risk of disease. The first discoveries of fire were said to have been made around 1,000,000 years ago

Migration through the Beringia Land Bridge

200,101 BCE

The Beringia Land Bridge provides nomads a way to cross the oceans into newly discovered land. They ventured across it because there were mammoths, bison, horses, and caribou plus the land consisted mainly of shrubs and grasses which paved the way for agriculture there. It was said to have first appeared approximately 16,000 years ago, and disappeared 14,500 years ago.

The Ice Age

200,100 BCE

The First and Only Ice Age occurred approximately 2,000,000 years ago, and lasted for 11,700 years. It caused humans and the food source(animals) to move south. The ice age caused ginormous ice glaciers to form on the very top and bottom of Earth.

The Explosion Of Mount Toba

200,099 BCE

The explosion of Mount Toba about 74,000 years ago results in thousands of miles of ash. Killing approximately 60% of the human population, and majorly effecting the population of animals, and plant life. It lowered the human population to about 10,000-30,000 humans left. This caused early humans to migrate out of areas that were heavily impacted by the eruption.

Migration out of Africa

200,098 BCE

Migration out of Africa is said to have started around 2,000,000 years ago. The reason was simple, early humans wondered what lied outside of Africa, they were adventurous and curious. It is thought that all humans share at least some DNA from those first Homo-Erectus that decided to leave Africa.

Homo Sapiens

200,097 BCE

Homo Sapiens took the place of all other forms of humans, the first step for humans towards a more advanced civilizations. Era was approximately 200,000 years ago

Homo Erectus

200,096 BCE

First version of humans standing “erect” or standing up, they migrated out of Africa. This groups DNA is related to all versions of humans around the world. Approximately 1.8 million years ago.

Homo-Habilis

200,094 BCE

Existed over 2.5 million years ago, ability to make tools used for killling animals and breaking things.

Austrolopithecus

Period: 200,000 BCE to 200,000

Lived in Modern Day Central Africa, start of evolutionary chain. Lived in Central Africa; modern day Ethiopia, the first hominid.