What Happened Before History? (Part 1)
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Last updated over 6 years ago
17 questions
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According to the video, what are some things that most modern humans "take for granted"?
According to the video, what are some things that most modern humans "take for granted"?
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What do you think are some ways that life during the other 99.99% of human history was different than it is today?
What do you think are some ways that life during the other 99.99% of human history was different than it is today?
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According to the video, Homo sapiens sapiens is the only human species that has ever existed.
According to the video, Homo sapiens sapiens is the only human species that has ever existed.
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According to the video, Homo erectus survived for 10 times as long as modern humans have been around.
According to the video, Homo erectus survived for 10 times as long as modern humans have been around.
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The video suggests that coexisting with other species of humans must have been scary and like "living with aliens". Do you agree? Why or why not?
The video suggests that coexisting with other species of humans must have been scary and like "living with aliens". Do you agree? Why or why not?
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According to the video, humans have only been making tools for the last 500 years.
According to the video, humans have only been making tools for the last 500 years.
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Identify at least three benefits of the use of fire for early humans.
Identify at least three benefits of the use of fire for early humans.
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What if humans never learned how to make tools or control fire? How do you think life for us might be different?
What if humans never learned how to make tools or control fire? How do you think life for us might be different?
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According to the video, most early humans lived in large cities over 200,000 years ago.
According to the video, most early humans lived in large cities over 200,000 years ago.
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According to the video, the ability to speak with each other was an important skill for early humans.
According to the video, the ability to speak with each other was an important skill for early humans.
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What if a human from 200,000 years ago traveled through time to today? How do you think he or she would handle the change?
What if a human from 200,000 years ago traveled through time to today? How do you think he or she would handle the change?
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According to the video, what really makes us different from any other creature on Earth?
According to the video, what really makes us different from any other creature on Earth?
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According to the video, what were three things that humans were able to do once they had advanced language?
According to the video, what were three things that humans were able to do once they had advanced language?
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What are some ways you think being able to communicate effectively helps humans today?
What are some ways you think being able to communicate effectively helps humans today?
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According to the video, passing information through genetics is the most efficient way to preserve knowledge.
According to the video, passing information through genetics is the most efficient way to preserve knowledge.
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According to the video, what are some skills that helped prehistoric peoples be successful "survival specialists"?
According to the video, what are some skills that helped prehistoric
peoples be successful "survival specialists"?
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If you were a hunter-gatherer, do you think your body would be in better or worse shape than it is in your current lifestyle? Why do you think so?
If you were a hunter-gatherer, do you think your body would be in better or worse shape than it is in your current lifestyle? Why do you think so?