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

Mason Zimmer|History|5 Feb 2025

When were the first Homo sapiens believed to arrive?

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Caveman Playing the Flute. Artist: Kuznetsov, Konstantin Pavlovich (1863-1936)
Retry Correct Incorrect According to the Smithsonian Magazine, a common ancestor between early humans and Neanderthals lived between 550,000 and 750,000 years ago. However, the earliest remains of the Homo sapien species are about 300,000 years old.
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When were the first Homo sapiens believed to arrive?

  • 300,000 years ago
  • 100,000 years ago
  • 90,000 years ago
  • 600,000 years ago
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