Humans Vs Apes Evolution

Humans and apes have both evolved from a common ancestor. They both lived on the continent of Africa. As they each evolved further apart, humans began to evolve certain traits that made them more evolved than apes. Humans first evolved bipedalism, then they began can to make tools, and finally their brains evolved to become larger and more complex. These traits helped humans evolve and survive in their climates. Even then, certain species of humans died off because their traits did not best suit them to survive their environment. A few of the most helpful trait that humans evolved was the ability to walk on two feet, the ability to make tools, and also having larger and more complex brains.
Bipedalism was the first trait that humans evolved. Bipedalism is an organism's ability to move around and stand on two feet. About six million years ago, humans started walking on two feet. …show more content…
Brain size started rapidly increasing about 800,000 years ago. Brain volume started at about 500cc3, 3.5 million years ago and has grown to be about 1500cc3 today. This was caused by the humans having to adapt to their changing climates. When humans moved out of Africa and spread out around the globe about two million to 800,000 years ago, they had to adapt to survive in their climate. This made the humans brain's flexibly, which made their brain size increase. When fired was first discovered about 1.8 million to 800,000 years ago, this allowed humans to cook their food, which allowed for more brain growth. Bigger brains help the humans to survive in the rapidly changing environment. As brain size increased, language evolved, which allowed for communication and interaction between people to happen. In addition, having a bigger brain allowed for the humans to make more intricate tools and to start creating art. Brain size increasing allowed for the humans to become more able to survive in their