Human Origins: The history of Us

Human Origins: The history of Us

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How much do we know about the history of humans?

What are some events that might come up during today's lesson?

Open Ended

Based on the introduction, what do you think the speaker might talk about during the rest of the video?

Poll

How much have we learned in school about "ancient" human history?

• Nothing at all teacher!

• Only a little bit, though I'm still not very familiar with the topic

• We studied it a lot in school, but it was really boring.

• I'm an expert teacher, ask me anything!

Multiple Select

In the modern era, for the first time in human history we no longer need to be concerned with basic necessities for survival. T/F/NG

• True

• False

• Not Given

Multiple Select

The story of human history began when the first species of humans (homo) were born, about six million years ago. T/F/NG

• True

• False

• Not Given

Multiple Select

Humans had numerous closely related species or “cousins” which were very similar and looked identical to humans today. T/F/NG

• True

• False

• Not Given

Multiple Select

Neanderthals were our closest evolutionary rival at the time, but probably died out due to starvation, a lack of resources or war with another human species. T/F/NG

• True

• False

• Not Given

Multiple Select

The utilization of fire by our ancestors led to further development of our brains. T/F/NG

• True

• False

• Not Given

Multiple Select

Our ancestors relied on a complex and very advanced language of symbols and gestures to communicate with one another. T/F/NG

• True

• False

• Not Given

Multiple Choice

Around 50,000 B.C., an important development in human history took place in which:

• All of out competitors died out

• Our use of tools and language become more sophisticated

• We developed our first language for simple communication

• Natural disasters caused many of our predators to go exstinct

Multiple Select

While humans from 200,000 years ago were physically similar to us, their behaviors would not match ours until much later. T/F/NG

• True

• False

• Not Given

Multiple Choice

2) What separates humans from other animals on the planet is:

• Our strength and speed

• The ability to communicate fine detail to each other

• Utilizing tools to hunt

• Having things like thumbs and walking on two legs

Multiple Choice

Through communication, humans were able to do things like:

• Coordinate complex situations while working together in big groups of people

• Use language to convey complicated messages to one another

• Give each other directions to important resources like food and water

• All of the above

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