Look at the following graph of Earth's temperature during the Pleistocene period, the time when most ancient and certainly modern humans came about. What characterizes the Pleistocene? How did it end? The next period, in which we currently live is called the Holocene. What difference do you notice between the Pleistocene and the Holocene? what do you think are the implications for people?
Paleotemperature graph from Wikipedia
Now let's look at the time when humans started migrating out of Africa and populating all continents:
From Khan Academy
In this radio segment, listen to the introduction of a new concept, the "Anthropocene", and take notes about key concepts or questions you have about it:
When did humans start shaping Earth's fate? from National Public Radio
When did the "Anthropocene" really begin? How did the first Homo Sapiens or modern humans interact with their environment? How did they change it?
What Killed the Mega Beasts? Discovery Channel
Top 10 animals hunted to extinction in a more recent past.
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