Human Origins

Question 1

The earliest controlled fires created by hominids.

Answer 1

Homo erectus built controlled fires as early as 790 000 years ago.

Question 2

Estimated time of the last common ancestor of humans and modern apes.

Answer 2

6-8 million years ago.

Question 3

Estimated time when humans began to walk upright.

Answer 3

Around 4 million years ago.

Question 4

Estimated time of the arrival of the genus Homo

Answer 4

2.3 to 2.5 million years ago

Question 5

Time and place of the first records of Homo sapiens

Answer 5

East Africa, around 200 000 years ago.