1. Pre-Literate Societies By Jessica Corder and Brian Murphy

2. Classification  The hunters/gathers of the pre-literate societies classified plants on how they were used and if they were deadly.  For example: food and medicinal herbs

3. Medicinal Aids  “There remains a widespread belief in the curative powers of certain plants or animal parts shaped or colored like the diseased part of the body: hence, red poppies for blood disorder, spotted plants for skin eruptions, and trefoil plants for heart trouble.”  http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/ F/folkmedi.html

5. Present Day Tribes  Aboriginals in Australia still gather plants for making baskets, canoes, fishing nets, and string

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7. Pre-literate Societies and Folk Classification of Plants By: The Thursday Lab Group

8. Simple Background Information  Pre-literate societies were very close to the environment that surrounded them.  Since the use of plants was so frequent, names were given to classify them.  Examples: Shaman or Brujo of American Tropics.

9. Methods of Division  Describe plant so that others could recognize it.  Classify it as harmful or useful  Identify other individual plants that could be put in this division  Give a name that it could easily be referred to.

11.  Hunters and Gatherers lived in rough environments.  Diorama from South Africa