It may come as a surprise, but the first human species to spread throughout the world is in fact not us, Homo Sapiens, but instead a species of human now known as Homo Erectus. And the crazy thing is, that's only a small list of "firsts" that the Homo Erectus accomplished...
00:00 - Intro
02:33 - Discovery (Asian Origin Hypothesis)
03:56 - Classification & Naming
04:31 - Similarities and Differences With Modern Humans
05:32 - Range & Habitat
06:02 - Evolution
07:10 - The First Human Apex Predator
07:36 - What Animals It Hunted
08:17 - Adaptations For Hunting Giant Animals
09:57 - Weapons And Technology
11:33 - Could It Throw Straight?
11:50 - Intelligence and Cooperation
12:51 - Reliance on Megafauna
13:27 - Primitive Healthcare
14:22 - FIRE
16:04 - The First Ever Language
17:21 - Buildings From 1.7 Million Years Ago
18:31 - Clothing
18:57 - Ahoy! The First Sailors
20:10 - The Longest Surviving Human Species
21:05 - Why Did They Go Extinct?
21:56 - Australopithecus