When you think of history, you are usually referring to your family history, which dates back several generations. Some may be referring to a historical moment dating back several hundred years. For example, you might reflect on your favorite historical event, such as the Civil War, the Spanish Inquisition, or the creation of the State of Israel. We rarely talk about the first humans, called Homo erectus. Scientists are the only ones who have dedicated time to this interesting topic. Studying early man will teach us so much about our distant history, our connections, our strengths, and ourselves. About 2 million years ago, Homo erectus evolved. They evolved from Africa and subsequently spread throughout the world. Homo erectus was the world's first intelligent human being. They were creative, skilled and many other characteristics. They wanted to survive. Having a place to stay was one of their first needs, just like us. They would continue walking until they found a safe and pleasant place to live. We often take our ability to communicate with each other for granted, but early humans couldn't communicate with each other the way we do today. Communication later developed, but when men began, they could hardly understand each other. It was difficult for them to help and teach each other because they didn't have a way to communicate. As they became smarter, they began to use the language of sighs. The language allowed them to help each other more. It gave them a way to communicate and help each other in life. He helped them look for food. They told each other where to go and what animals they were hunting. They would give names to animals and other things. They used hand signals to tell other humans what animals were coming… middle of paper… we remember, but our genealogy also goes back millions of years. We needed to focus more on learning about early humans so that we can learn about ourselves and how we developed. Learning about the first humans can help us better understand ourselves and recognize our ancestors who gave rise to our race of Homo sapiens, which means "wise men." Work cited The First Men. Amsterdam: Time-Life International (Nederland), 1973. Print.Constable, George and Of Time-Life Books. The Neanderthals. London: TimeLife UK, 1973. Print."Human Evolution." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2008. StudentResources in Context. Network. January 20, 2014."KNM-WT 15000." Human evolution from the Smithsonian Institution's HumanOrigins program. Np, nd Web. January 20. 2014.