WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Though it is unclear when some modern humans first left Africa, evidence shows that these modern humans did not leave Africa until between 60, 000 and 90, 000 years ago. Most likely, a change in climate helped to push them out.

Detailed explanation-2: -The European continent was subject to two major migrations of peoples during the Holocene: the northwestward movement of Anatolian farmer populations during the Neolithic and the westward movement of Yamnaya steppe peoples during the Bronze Age.

Detailed explanation-3: -The extinct ancient human Homo erectus is a species of firsts. It was the first of our relatives to have human-like body proportions, with shorter arms and longer legs relative to its torso. It was also the first known hominin to migrate out of Africa, and possibly the first to cook food.

Detailed explanation-4: -As the gaps are filled, the story is likely to change, but in broad outline, today’s scientists believe that from their beginnings in Africa, the modern humans went first to Asia between 80, 000 and 60, 000 years ago. By 45, 000 years ago, or possibly earlier, they had settled Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia.