Europe

:This article is about the continent. For other meanings, see Europe (disambiguation).

Demographics

Almost all of Europe was settled before or during the last ice age approx 10,000 yr ago. Neanderthal man and modern man coexisted during at least some of this time. Roman road building helped with the interbreeding of the native Europeans' genetics. Europe enjoyed a very low rate of inbreeding during Roman times but this increased greatly after the Decline of the Roman Empire brought on the Dark Ages. In contemporary times Europe has one of the lowest inbreeding rates in the world because of an extensive transport network paired with open borders. Europe passed well over 600 million people before the turn of the 20th century but now is entering a period of population decline. The only extant native tribe of Europe to not fully interbreed is the Laplanders.

Related Topics:
Ice age - Neanderthal man - Modern man - Decline of the Roman Empire - Dark Ages - Laplanders

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