What Happened Before History? Human Origins

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"Today we live in the most advanced civilization humans have ever known" Funny how all generations could have said that at one point.

I can imagine hunter gatherers thinking "kids these days rely to much on farming"

Ever find yourself looking at a modern structure (like a factory for example) and just thought: My god. The ingenuity it took. The fact that people could make something like that is amazing.

Incredible to think that Science was only formalized 20 generations ago

Queen Elizabeth watching this like - oh ya I remember that

"They lived a rich social lives in their tribes."

I love that note that life demanded more of early humans not just physically, but also mentally in many ways. It‘s easy for current humans (and I suppose that‘s always been the case) to be arrogant about historical humans‘ „intelligence“, and they‘re always confusing raw education with the ability to remember and abstractise the information that is available to you.

Love the history and space videos~! What a fantastic channel! Thanks so much for all of the work and time you guys put in :)

best part of the video

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, but today is a gift, that’s why it’s called present”

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“they had a rich social life in their tribe”

“Our ancestors bodies could be compared to the modern day atheletes because of their lifestyle” sounds like a village filled with cristiano ronaldos

Idk sometimes I just look at the moon or a skyscraper or a cell phone and I'm like "I can't believe people have been there and done that." Idk just cool to think about how different our lifestyle is compared to the high majority of humans who have lived.

I love your videos Kurzgesagt. Thank you for what you and your team provide. I'm sure that most people don't appreciate the hard work and details that go into making these videos. Your videos teach me so much, while also being so entertaining at the same time. You, and your team, make science fun. Thank you for all that you do. This video is one of my favorite videos on your channel.

"Maybe it is not worth being upset about all those little things" - Thank you for make my day

That quote. "I'm out" changed the world incredibly

Keep up the good work! Your history videos are amazing!!