When and where did modern humans evolve?
Modern humans evolved in Africa around 300,000 years ago. They initially lived as hunter-gatherers before migrating out of Africa during the Last Ice Age.
Questions about Human history
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What was the Neolithic Revolution and when did it begin?
The Neolithic Revolution marked the development of agriculture beginning around 10,000 BCE. Agriculture began independently in different parts of the globe including at least 11 separate centers of origin such as Mesopotamia and the Yangtze River Valley in China.
Which civilizations emerged during the Bronze Age and when?
Early civilizations arose close to rivers first in Mesopotamia in 3300 BCE with the Tigris and Euphrates. Egyptian civilization developed along the Nile River in 3200 BCE and the Norte Chico civilization emerged in coastal Peru in 3100 BCE.
What philosophical ideas emerged during the Axial Age from 800 to 200 BCE?
Transformative philosophical and religious ideas emerged during this period including Chinese Confucianism Indian Buddhism and Jainism and Jewish monotheism. New philosophies took hold in Greece during the 5th century BCE epitomized by thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle.
How many people died during the Black Death between 1347 and 1350?
The Black Death alone killed approximately 75 to 200 million people between 1347 and 1350. It was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history starting in Asia before reaching the Mediterranean and Western Europe during the late 1340s.
When did the Industrial Revolution begin and where did it start?
The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain around 1770 and used new modes of production like the factory mass production and mechanization. This era saw the global spread of industrialization along with modern globalization enabled by improved transportation technologies such as railroads and steamships.