1. Human Societies

2. Hunter-Gatherer Societies
People gather their own food, hunt, and are nomadic
They don’t plant crops
There is no attempt to control nature
Population density is low

3. Agricultural Society They plant crops and raise animals for food
People stopped roaming
Work was divided up between members of the society

4. Agricultural Society continued
Invention of the plow enabled people to plant more land and grow more food
Population grew
Fewer people had to farm
Formed cities and began crafts and manufacturing goods
Trade networks developed and importing and exporting started

5. Agricultural Society continued
Early societies harmed the land, leading to desertification
Logging, grazing, poor farming methods
Loss of vegetation changed patterns of rainfall

6. Industrial Society
Began in the late 1700’s when machinery was invented
Advancements in food production occurred
Plants were bred to increase crop yield
Advances in medicine

7. Industrial Society continued
Population started to grow quickly
Led to environmental damages-pollution

8. The End