CH. 1: Nature, Humanity and History ? The First Four Million Years Most cultures have some sort of story about their origins - In the nineteenth century, more solid evidence of our origins arose A. African Genesis - In the mid-ninteen hundreds, the remains of humanlike creatures excited the masses, but were controversial i. Interpreting the Evidence In 1856 the first humoid fossils were found in Neander Valley Three years after, Charles Darwin argued the time frame of biological life in ?On the Origin of Species? Natural selection being biological variations that improved survival rates in populations (evolution) The earliest man was found in Africa, preceding both the Java Man (Southeast Asia_ and the Peking man (China) ii. Human Evolution
The Earth and Its Peoples Chapter 1-6
CH. 1: Nature, Humanity and History ? The First Four Million Years Most cultures have some sort of story about their origins - In the nineteenth century, more solid evidence of our origins arose A. African Genesis - In the mid-ninteen hundreds, the remains of humanlike creatures excited the masses, but were controversial i. Interpreting the Evidence In 1856 the first humoid fossils were found in Neander Valley Three years after, Charles Darwin argued the time frame of biological life in ?On the Origin of Species? Natural selection being biological variations that improved survival rates in populations (evolution) The earliest man was found in Africa, preceding both the Java Man (Southeast Asia_ and the Peking man (China) ii. Human Evolution
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