150 humans left Africa… and changed the world forever 🌍 #didyouknow #history

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]Around 80,000 years ago, a small band of perhaps just 150 humans left East Africa, crossing the narrow strait of the Red Sea into the Arabian Peninsula, humanity's first bold step toward global migration. By 70,000 years ago, these pioneers reached India, following resource-rich coastal routes where fishing and gathering sustained their journey. Some groups moved eastward, reaching Southeast Asia by 60,000 years ago.

[00:00:24]>> [music] >> By 65,000 years ago, they arrived in Australia, crossing vast ocean distances on primitive watercraft, proving early human seafaring skills.

[00:00:33]Meanwhile, others traveled northward [music] through the Middle East into Europe around 45,000 years ago, encountering their evolutionary cousins, the Neanderthals, as they adapted to the harsh conditions [music] of the Ice Age.

[00:00:44]The Americas were the final frontier, with small groups crossing from Siberia to Alaska via the Bering Land Bridge around 20,000 years ago when sea levels were lower. Expanding at roughly 6 miles per year, they reached Chile's southern tip by 14,500 years ago, completing humanity's spread to every major landmass except Antarctica.