HOMO SAPIENS – A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Modern Sapiens evolved from different human species, including Neanderthals, who lived in small communities in Europe and the Middle East.
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A Neanderthal
About 100,000 years ago, Homo Sapiens evolved in East Africa and spread to Europe as hunter gatherers
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The next major evolution was to small scale agriculture
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70,000 years ago: The Cognitive revolution; the evolution of ideas and language:
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Then, 12,000 years ago: The Agricultural Revolution: domestication of plants and animals……
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10,000 years ago: Growing scale of agriculture led to growing settlements and marked the destruction of many species, including Neanderthals:
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Early human settlements 5000 years ago: Which grew into the first kingdoms and cities…
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This led to the development of coinages and developing economies……
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About 500 years ago came the Scientific Revolution, with the development of technological breakthroughs
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Growing economies and burgeoning empires were often bound together by ideas, religions and political ideologies:
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200 years ago; The industrial revolution in advanced countries: Caused massive extinction of plants and animals.
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The Present:
Humans transcend the boundaries of Planet Earth………
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Moon Lander
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Nuclear weapons and warfare threaten the planet?
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OR; will intelligent design and survival instincts cause Homo Sapiens to collaborate to save the planet from extinction??
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United Nations
Long term:
Nuclear Armageddon……?
Deadly climate change………?
Communities destroyed by warfare…?
Or: A planet in Bloom……?
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