Highlight the main stages of human origin.

The evolution of mankind can be divided into the following main stages:

1) The primitive period – 3 million – 15 thousand years ago, covers the time interval of the emergence of a humanoid creature and its evolution to Homo sapiens.

2) The Middle and New Stone Age 12-3 thousand years BC – the development of social ties, the emergence of tribes, cities, the development of agriculture.

3) Antiquity 3 thousand years BC – 5th century AD – covers the period of the emergence of states, empires, the development of science, trade, the development of human society. In fact, during this period, the formation of a civilized way of life took place, and the emergence of high cultural and spiritual ideals.