Human history

1. Sahelanthropus tchadensis

• Time Period: 7–6 million years ago.
• Significance: Earliest known hominin, found in Chad, potentially walked upright.

2. Ardipithecus ramidus

• Time Period: 4.4 million years ago.
• Significance: Fossils found in Ethiopia, early bipedalism.

3. Australopithecus afarensis (e.g., Lucy)

• Time Period: 3.9–2.9 million years ago.
• Significance: Early human ancestor, evidence of bipedalism.

4. Homo habilis

• Time Period: 2.1–1.5 million years ago.
• Significance: Early tool users in Africa.

5. Homo erectus

• Time Period: 1.9 million to 110,000 years ago.
• Significance: First hominins to leave Africa, early tool and fire use.

6. Homo sapiens (Early Migration)

• Time Period: 200,000–60,000 years ago.
• Significance: Homo sapiens began migrating out of Africa into Eurasia.

7. Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis)

• Time Period: 400,000–40,000 years ago.
• Significance: Coexisted and interbred with early Homo sapiens.

8. Adam (Religious figure)

• Time Period: Estimated around 6,000–10,000 years ago (based on religious texts).

9. Noah (Nuh)

• Time Period: Estimated around 4,000–6,000 years ago.

10. Abraham (Ibrahim)

• Time Period: Estimated around 4,000 years ago.

11. Moses (Musa)

• Time Period: Estimated around 3,200 years ago.

12. David (Dawud)

• Time Period: Estimated around 3,000 years ago.

13. Jesus (Isa)

• Time Period: Estimated around 2,000 years ago (approximately 4 BCE to 30 CE).

14. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

• Born: 1,454 years ago (570 CE).
• Death: 1,392 years ago (632 CE).