Human Evolution, Human Diversity, and the Differences in Colour, Height and Mentalityتطور الإنسان وتنوع البشر والاختلاف في اللون والطول وطريقة التفكيرIntroduction — المقدمةEnglish:One of the most interesting questions about human evolution is: “If human beings evolved from ancient primate ancestors, why are humans different in skin colour, height, appearance, personality and mentality?”l
Human Evolution, Human Diversity, and the Differences in Colour, Height and Mentality تطور الإنسان وتنوع البشر والاختلاف في اللون والطول وطريقة التفكير Introduction — المقدمة English: One of the most interesting questions about human evolution is: “If human beings evolved from ancient primate ancestors, why are humans different in skin colour, height, appearance, personality and mentality?” The first important correction is that humans did not evolve from the monkeys or apes living today. Humans and modern apes share ancient common ancestors. Over millions of years, different evolutionary branches developed in different directions. Evolution is not a straight ladder in which one animal simply changes into another. It is more like a branching tree. Different populations can experience different environments, genetic changes, migrations, natural selection and random genetic changes. This helps explain why humans can belong to one species while still displaying enormous divers...