Editing Human history

The '''history of humanity''' encompasses the period from around 200,000 BCE to the present day. The first humans emerged from the continent of [[Africa]], but spread to other regions, possibly due to changing climate conditions. The whole human population of [[Asia]], [[Europe]], [[Australia]] and the [[Americas]] are descendants of a single group of hunter-gatherers who left Africa around 85,000 years ago.<ref>{{Textcite|author=Neil Faulkner|year=2013|title=A Marxist history of the world – from neanderthals to neoliberals|page=5|chapter=Hunters and farmers|pdf=|publisher=Pluto Press|isbn=9780745332154|lg=http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=91CA6C708BFE15444FE27899217FBA8E|doi=}}</ref>

Humans throughout this period developed many lifestyles and [[Mode of production|modes of production]], such as [[primitive communism]] [[slavery]], [[feudalism]] and [[capitalism]].

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