Grade 7 · Social Studies · People, Population and Relationships (Human Origin)
Explanations of origin: religious (creation) and scientific (evolution). Fossil sites in Africa: Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania), Koobi Fora and Olorgesailie (Kenya), Hadar (Ethiopia, where 'Lucy' was found). Stages: Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus (used fire), Homo sapiens. Africa is called the cradle of humankind.