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Humans Interact With The
EnvironmentExamples of how humans have
interacted and changed the environment through the ages.
Early ManO Hunters and Gatherers-
The men hunted animals and the women gathered smaller foods.
O Paleolithic Era- The beginning of the stone age when the people had to adapt to the cold weather.
O Role- The men hunted and the women gathered nuts and berries to eat.
Farmers and City DwellersO Domestication- People
used plants and animals to help them get food and make sure they had food.
O Taxation- When people gave their time in for working for the government by helping on projects that would help the city grow.
O Slash and Burn farming- Farmers burned down land to help the soil prepare for planting crops.
MesopotamiaO Silt- Soil and tiny rocked
from floodwaters help crops grow better.
O Bronze- Mix of tin and copper to make weapons and tools.
O Standing Army- Paid soldiers that would fight to protect the empire.
O Irrigation- Water moved to land to use when they needed it.
EgyptO Papyrus- A plant made into
an object you could write on.
O Pyramids- Make from stone and other materials to serve as a tomb for a ruler.
O Cataracts- Egyptians had to carry their boat around it to keep traveling.
O Hammurabi’s Code- Laws that Egyptians would follow to make it safer to live.
GreeceO Bards- People tell you stories
about how to survive from lessons from the past.
O Harbors, Isthmus, Peninsula, and Island- Greeks were forced to figure out how to use the land and water that was there.
O Polis- Connected a city, and the farms, towns, and villages around it. This made it easier to divide the resources.
Rome
O Roads- Build to help travel from place to place easier on flat land.
O Concrete- A material used to build.
O Colosseum- A large arena for entertainment used by gladiators.
