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===Prehistory===

[[File:Earth.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Earth, home planet for Humanity.]]

''Homo sapiens sapiens'' were believed to have appeared in Earth's fossil record between approximately 100,000 and 200,000 years ago (there was another subspecies of ''Homo sapiens'' known as ''[[Wikipedia:Homo sapiens idaltu|Homo sapiens idaltu]]''; this subspecies became extinct, but was believed to have lived as long as 160,000 years previous). While the exact origin of humanity is a hotly contested paleontological debate, it is likely that the first humans evolved from a genus of upright ape-like hominids called Australopithecus (likely ''[[Wikipedia:Australopithecus afarensis|Australopithecus afarensis]]'').

The current human race, ''Homo sapiens sapiens'', is not the only human to have evolved on Earth, but the ''Homo ~~sapiens~~ sapiens'' species, modern humanity, are believed to have either displaced or outlasted all other branches of the genus. Evidence exists that there was significant contact between modern humans and other members of the genus, both cultural and genetic, coexisting with Homo erectus, ~~Neanderthals~~ and [[Florian|~~Homo~~ ''floresiensis'']], and possibly interbreeding with non-modern humans. Modern humans usually stand 6' tall, though this varies depending on nutrition, genetics and other factors. Members of the species, like some Covenant species, are four-limbed and bipedal, which enables them to walk upright on two legs and use their arms and hands (including opposable thumbs) to hold and manipulate objects such as tools.

''Homo sapiens sapiens'' is believed to have appeared in Earth's fossil record between approximately 100,000 and 200,000 years ago (A subspecies of ''Homo sapiens'' known as ''[[Wikipedia:Homo sapiens idaltu|Homo sapiens idaltu]]'' was believed to have lived as long as 160,000 years previous). While the exact origin of humanity is a hotly contested paleontological debate, it is likely that the first humans evolved from a genus of upright ape-like hominids called Australopithecus (likely ''[[Wikipedia:Australopithecus afarensis|Australopithecus afarensis]]'').

The current human race, ''Homo sapiens sapiens'', is not the only human to have evolved on Earth, but the ''Homo sapiens'' species, modern humanity, are believed to have either displaced or outlasted all other branches of the genus. Evidence exists that there was significant contact between modern humans and other members of the genus, both cultural and genetic, coexisting with ''Homo erectus'', [[Homo feanderthalensis|''neanderthalensis'']] and [[Florian|''floresiensis'']], and possibly interbreeding with non-modern humans. Modern humans usually stand 6' tall, though this varies depending on nutrition, genetics and other factors. Members of the species, like some Covenant species, are four-limbed and bipedal, which enables them to walk upright on two legs and use their arms and hands (including opposable thumbs) to hold and manipulate objects such as tools.

===Early civilization and regression===

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 ===Prehistory===
 [[File:Earth.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Earth, home planet for Humanity.]]
-''Homo sapiens sapiens'' were believed to have appeared in Earth's fossil record between approximately 100,000 and 200,000 years ago (there was another subspecies of ''Homo sapiens'' known as ''[[Wikipedia:Homo sapiens idaltu|Homo sapiens idaltu]]''; this subspecies became extinct, but was believed to have lived as long as 160,000 years previous). While the exact origin of humanity is a hotly contested paleontological debate, it is likely that the first humans evolved from a genus of upright ape-like hominids called Australopithecus (likely ''[[Wikipedia:Australopithecus afarensis|Australopithecus afarensis]]'').
-The current human race, ''Homo sapiens sapiens'', is not the only human to have evolved on Earth, but the ''Homo sapiens sapiens'' species, modern humanity, are believed to have either displaced or outlasted all other branches of the genus. Evidence exists that there was significant contact between modern humans and other members of the genus, both cultural and genetic, coexisting with Homo erectus, Neanderthals and [[Florian|Homo ''floresiensis'']], and possibly interbreeding with non-modern humans. Modern humans usually stand 6' tall, though this varies depending on nutrition, genetics and other factors. Members of the species, like some Covenant species, are four-limbed and bipedal, which enables them to walk upright on two legs and use their arms and hands (including opposable thumbs) to hold and manipulate objects such as tools.
+''Homo sapiens sapiens'' is believed to have appeared in Earth's fossil record between approximately 100,000 and 200,000 years ago (A subspecies of ''Homo sapiens'' known as ''[[Wikipedia:Homo sapiens idaltu|Homo sapiens idaltu]]'' was believed to have lived as long as 160,000 years previous). While the exact origin of humanity is a hotly contested paleontological debate, it is likely that the first humans evolved from a genus of upright ape-like hominids called Australopithecus (likely ''[[Wikipedia:Australopithecus afarensis|Australopithecus afarensis]]'').
+The current human race, ''Homo sapiens sapiens'', is not the only human to have evolved on Earth, but the ''Homo sapiens'' species, modern humanity, are believed to have either displaced or outlasted all other branches of the genus. Evidence exists that there was significant contact between modern humans and other members of the genus, both cultural and genetic, coexisting with ''Homo erectus'', [[Homo feanderthalensis|''neanderthalensis'']] and [[Florian|''floresiensis'']], and possibly interbreeding with non-modern humans. Modern humans usually stand 6' tall, though this varies depending on nutrition, genetics and other factors. Members of the species, like some Covenant species, are four-limbed and bipedal, which enables them to walk upright on two legs and use their arms and hands (including opposable thumbs) to hold and manipulate objects such as tools.
 ===Early civilization and regression===