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Unit: Era 2 - Early Humans (250,000 years BP to 3,000 BCE)

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Era 2 Overview | 2.0

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Humans as a Divergence | 2.1

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Foragers | 2.2

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Farmer Revolution | 2.3

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Was Farming a Good Idea? | 2.4

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In humans’ 250,000 year history, farming is a very recent development. What caused us to stop looking for food and start making it? What were the many, many consequences of this change?