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Prehistoric Revolution

Most of the other life forms and different types of animals developed much before the humans and some of them even became extinct before the humans came into being. Evolution of human beings began around 7,000,000 B.C. and continued till 1,50,000 B.C. when the first species of humans called Homo Erectus evolved. It is believed that this evolution took place probably in Africa. The first forms of humans were called the Homo Habilis. These creatures built and lived in shelters and made tools out of stone.

The first true people to live on Earth were the Neanderthals, they were of the same species as the modern man but were smaller in height. These people lived between 1,20,000 to 35,000 years ago. It was probably from Africa that the humans spread to the other parts of the world. The Neanderthals were more human like and wore rough clothes and made tools and weapons and knew the use of fire.

Compared to the apes, the Neanderthal man had a smaller shoulder bone structure, a larger brain, hip and thigh bones which allowed them to walk erect and longer fingers in the hand. The large brains gave the humans the ability to think, apply, work together and develop various things which were necessary for their survival. They ate herbs, roots berries, nuts and hunted animals. The first modern people evolved probably around 50,000 B.C. and were called Homo Sapiens Sapiens. It was from this stage that the real development began. This period was followed by the New stone age. The beginning of farming was the most influencing factor which changed the manner in which humans lived. Prior to the beginning of farming the humans roamed from place to place in search of food, when they began to farm, they began to stay in one place this led to the development of villages and was followed by the various civilisations.