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Evolutionary Stages of Mankind

  • Beginning of Homo Genus
    100,001 BCE

    Beginning of Homo Genus

    The last common ancestor between chimps and humans, it evolved about 3 million years ago.
  • Use of Fire
    100,000 BCE

    Use of Fire

    The Homo Erectus started using fire to stay warm and cook food.
  • Homo Sapiens Reign
    50,000 BCE

    Homo Sapiens Reign

    The Homo Sapiens emerges and survives because of their communication skills that still help us today.
  • Use of Fire
    40,000 BCE

    Use of Fire

    Homo Erectus started using fire and this was a great technological advancement because now they can stay warm and cook food.
  • Agricultural Revolution
    10,000 BCE

    Agricultural Revolution

    Men lived in small groups of people, and they started growing crops to stay in one place and feed everyone.
  • Migration to America
    8000 BCE

    Migration to America

    The humans crossed the Bering Strait to reach America. A place where they evolved and used several new resources.
  • Stone Age
    8000 BCE

    Stone Age

    Humans started using rocks to make houses and tools.
  • Invention of Writing
    5500 BCE

    Invention of Writing

    Allowed better communication. Now they could store information through time.
  • Bronze Age
    5000 BCE

    Bronze Age

    They melted bronze to make longer lasting and more efficient tools.
  • Iron Age
    3000 BCE

    Iron Age

    Great Civilizations appear, like the Roman and Greek empires. The main religions appear: Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism
  • Christianity Emerges
    33

    Christianity Emerges

    After the death of Jesus, the religion starts spreading.
  • Medieval Age
    1000

    Medieval Age

    The main Kingdoms of Europe become superpowers, such as France, England and Spain.
  • Commercial Revolution
    1300

    Commercial Revolution

    Commerce between cities and reigns leads to economic growth and so a population growth as well.
  • Renaissance
    1400

    Renaissance

    After the Black Death plague, the people became optimistic again and focused on art and science
  • Exploration Age
    1492

    Exploration Age

    Main Kingdoms of Europe want to conquer the world so they start looking for other routes to Asia and end up discovering America.
  • Scientific Revoltion

    Scientific Revoltion

    Mathematics, Chemistry and Astronomy have new discoveries and advancements.
  • Enlightment Age

    Enlightment Age

    Democracy starts. Various cultural movements. American countries start their independence wars.
  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution

    Mass production is invented in factories. Selling things becomes easier and people's jobs start getting taken by machines.
  • First World War

    First World War

    First time a War involved so many countries, a sign of globalization. The technology we had like the machine gun made killing easier so a lot of people died.
  • Second World War

    Second World War

    Nazis try to take over the world. The two first nuclear bombs are dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, showing that men are ready to play god.
  • Digital Era

    Digital Era

    Everything is digital. Electronic devices become an everyday use. The invention of the internet makes communication faster than ever. The digital economy becomes as important as phisical economy. The mass consumption has deep effects on the planet's ecosystem.