Wisdom Builder
History Trading Cards
MODE:
When
Stuff Happened
Genus Dryopithecus: Cultural Transmission Emerges
Evolution
Emerged 13 mya, extinct 9 to 7 mya
Cultural Transmission
Prehistory
Timeline
Bilaterian Split: The Origin of Agency
Animal Evolution
590 Million Years Ago (± 10 million)
Agency and directional action with intent.
Prehistory
Timeline
Touch: Life Learns to Feel Force
- Touch evolved long before brains.
Evolution
~3.72 Billion Years Ago (after prokaryotes)
Mechanical sensitivity to pressure and membrane stretch
Prehistory
Timeline
Dispilio Tablet: European Proto-Writing
- 1,860 Years Before Cuneiform
Writing Origins
circa 5,260 BCE
7,260 Years Ago
Prehistory
Timeline
Early Play Evolves in Mammals
Evolution
190 Million Years Ago (+/- 10 million years)
Parental care, brain plasticity, extended juvenile period
Prehistory
Timeline
Laughter Emerges
- Only the great apes laugh!
- Starting about 15 Million Years Ago
Evolution
14.5 Million Years Ago (+/- 2 million)
Limbic vocalization pathways, Breath control
Prehistory
Timeline
Homo habilis: Our Intelligence Settles.
Ancient Humans
2.3 Million BCE
92,000 Generations Ago
Prehistory
Timeline
Long-Term Memory Evolves: Tiktaalik
Evolution
375 Mya
Complex Brains; Long-Term Memory; Simple Sentience.
Prehistory
Timeline