European history Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
history of Europe, including the continent and nearby islands
About European history
Homo sapiensreached Europe from Africa through the Middle East over 40000 years ago, and displaced theHomo neanderthalensis, which died out around 30000 years ago. However, it is believed that some interbreeding occurred between the two hominid species, and all humans apart from sub-Saharan Africans are known to have varying amounts of Neanderthal genes. As writing, farming and urban culture all spread to Europe from theMiddle East, European culture has owed much to "foreign" influences from its very beginning. The Mediterranean was one of the first centres of writing and city-states. Among its numerous cultures, those ofAncient Greeceare the earliest well-known ones that arose in Europe.Greekpoets such as Homer, Hesiod, and Kallinos dated to the 8th century BC are the oldest European writ
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