What does MPI stand for? MPI stands for Major Periodic Inspection (aviation industry) Suggest new definition This definition appears somewhat frequently and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:
Scientists agree that our early ancestors, Homo erectus, first appeared in Africa 1â2 million years ago. They spread throughout the world and evolved into ancient humans. Most believe that modern humans evolved in Africa, and gradually replaced all the other ancient humans (the 'Out-of-Africa' theory). Some scientists believe that ancient humans may have evolved into modern humans all over the world at around the same time (the 'multiregional' theory). Either way, by about 30,000 years ago, we â Homo sapiens â were the only humans left on the planet. The 'multiregional' and 'Out-of-Africa' theories.
No it didn't. While homo sapiens first occurred in Africa, civilized people first developed their civilizations in the Near East. Points for Africa: the longest continuous civilization was that of ancient Egypt.Voxygen8 Â· 9 years ago.sker's rating. Report Abuse. Ok, first of all, whether the first civilization was in Africa or not is not relevant to whether people are African nowadays. My direct ancestors a couple of generations back came from Ireland and Finland, but I am not Irish or Finnish, I'm American.