1. Humans Interact With The Environment
Examples of how humans have interacted and changed the environment through the ages.

2. Early Man
Hunters and Gatherers- The men hunted animals and the women gathered smaller foods.
Paleolithic Era- The beginning of the stone age when the people had to adapt to the cold weather.
Role- The men hunted and the women gathered nuts and berries to eat.

3. Farmers and City Dwellers
Domestication- People used plants and animals to help them get food and make sure they had food.
Taxation- When people gave their time in for working for the government by helping on projects that would help the city grow.
Slash and Burn farming- Farmers burned down land to help the soil prepare for planting crops.

4. Mesopotamia
Silt- Soil and tiny rocked from floodwaters help crops grow better.
Bronze- Mix of tin and copper to make weapons and tools.
Standing Army- Paid soldiers that would fight to protect the empire.
Irrigation- Water moved to land to use when they needed it.

5. Egypt Papyrus- A plant made into an object you could write on.
Pyramids- Make from stone and other materials to serve as a tomb for a ruler.
Cataracts- Egyptians had to carry their boat around it to keep traveling.
Hammurabi’s Code- Laws that Egyptians would follow to make it safer to live.

6. Greece
Bards- People tell you stories about how to survive from lessons from the past.
Harbors, Isthmus, Peninsula, and Island- Greeks were forced to figure out how to use the land and water that was there.
Polis- Connected a city, and the farms, towns, and villages around it. This made it easier to divide the resources.

7. Rome
Roads- Build to help travel from place to place easier on flat land.
Concrete- A material used to build.
Colosseum- A large arena for entertainment used by gladiators.