What Happened Before History? (Part 1)

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17 questions
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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?

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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?

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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?

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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.

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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?