Using various resources such as your school Library or the internet and discussions with your teacher, trace the evolutionary stages of any one animal, say horse.
Evolution of Humans Earlier when the process of evolution was unknown to man, he believed in a theory of special creation. In this theory it was believed that the earth was just 4000 years old and every organisms were created by God as it is and they will not be changed even in the future. But after the discovery of evolutionary process by Charles Darwin in the nineteenth century, ideas such as these were strongly challenged. Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus were existing about 15 mya.About 3-4 mya, it is believed that man-like primates walked in eastern Africa.About 2 mya, Australopithecus used to live in East African grasslands. They mostly used to eat fruits but used stone weapons for hunting.About 2.4-1.5 mya, Homo habilis was called the first human-like being, having a brain about 650-800cc.About 1.5 mya, Homo erectus used eat meat. They had a large brain around 900cc. 1,00,000-40,000 years ago, the Neanderthals lived in eastern and central Asia with a brain size of 1400cc.75,000-10,000 years ago, modern Homo sapiens arose. Final Answer The journey towards becoming a modern human started when our ancestors stood on their feet.
