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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Origin and rise=== | ===Origin and rise=== | ||
Having evolved and achieved civilization on [[Earth]], originally known as "Erda" or "Erde-Tyrene",<ref name="prim237">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 237-238''</ref> humanity was still at this point composed of many species of the [[Wikipedia:Homo|human genus]]. | Having evolved and achieved civilization on [[Earth]], originally known as "Erda" or "Erde-Tyrene",<ref name="prim237">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 237-238''</ref> humanity was still at this point composed of many species of the [[Wikipedia:Homo|human genus]]. Humanity's earliest known spacefaring ages were over [[1,100,000 BCE]], when they settled on numerous worlds along the galactic margin; these regions would be targeted by the [[Flood]]'s initial assault over a million years later.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 67-68''</ref> Early in their history, before encountering the Forerunners, humanity underwent a series of technological dark ages, which left their populations scattered across many worlds and resulted in the loss of most of their records, including the knowledge of Earth being their original homeworld. It was not until much later when scientists led by [[Yprin Yprikushma]] traced humanity's origins to Earth.<ref name="prim237"/> Around [[150,000 BCE]], humanity moved their civilization outward along the Orion Arm, possibly to flee [[Forerunner]] control.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 20''</ref> | ||
After recovering from their dark age, humanity made the former [[Precursor]] world [[Charum Hakkor]] their capital to be close to one of the greatest collections of Precursor structures.<ref name="c112">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 112''</ref> Humanity also formed [[Human-San 'Shyuum alliance|an alliance]] with the [[San 'Shyuum]] species in order to gain access to their advanced technology.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 113''</ref> At their height, humanity's technological advancement, combined with their understanding of Precursor technology, nearly rivaled that of the [[Forerunner]]s.<ref name="c164">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 164''</ref> | After recovering from their dark age, humanity made the former [[Precursor]] world [[Charum Hakkor]] their capital to be close to one of the greatest collections of Precursor structures.<ref name="c112">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 112''</ref> Humanity also formed [[Human-San 'Shyuum alliance|an alliance]] with the [[San 'Shyuum]] species in order to gain access to their advanced technology.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 113''</ref> At their height, humanity's technological advancement, combined with their understanding of Precursor technology, nearly rivaled that of the [[Forerunner]]s.<ref name="c164">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 164''</ref> | ||