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.