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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

IDEAS & DISCOVERY / GENERAL READING

Lesson 4: The Human Flood That Devastated the World

Lesson 4

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2026-09-17

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Explain why Homo sapiens was able to leave the Afro-Asian continent, and describe the key role of seafaring in the colonization of Australia
Analyze the causes of megafauna extinction in Australia and the Americas, comparing the strength of evidence for the climate hypothesis versus the human hypothesis
Summarize the common patterns of ecological devastation caused by the expansion of Homo sapiens, and understand the framework of the three waves of extinction

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