Are You Knowledgeable Enough To Ace Our Early Human History Quiz?

Mason Zimmer|History|5 Feb 2025

What was the first hominid species to leave Africa?

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Homo Ergaster In The Museum Of Human Evolution
Retry Correct Incorrect Although the Australian Museum noted a theory positing that an unidentified hominid species migrated from Africa about 2 million years ago, the earliest confirmed species to leave humanity’s motherland was Homo ergaster about 1.75 million years ago. Relatively speaking, Homo erectus wasn’t far behind and left about 1.6 million years ago.
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What was the first hominid species to leave Africa?

  • Homo sapiens
  • Homo ergaster
  • Neanderthals
  • Homo erectus
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