Human Interaction with the

Environment.

Examples of how humans have changed the environment through the ages.

Early Man Migrate – to move from

one place to another Society – a group of

people working under a set of rules and traditions.

Hunting & Gathering- members of homo sapiens who send many hours a day searching for food.

Role- the part a person plays in society; responsibility.

Farmer’s and City Dwellers Surplus- an extra

supply Barter- to trade for

things people want. Irrigation- ways to

move water to land. Slash-Burn-Farming-

a system of farming in which thick forestlands are cut and burned to prepare the soil for planting

Mesopotamia

Almanac- writing that include information that describes the best way to plant, irrigate land, and care for crops.

City-State- a city and farmlands around it.

Bronze- a mixture of tin and copper.

Cuneiform- a writing system based on wedge-shaped symbols .

Egypt

Trade- when you give something to someone in return for something different.

Pharaoh- a ruler of ancient Egypt.

Pyramids- a structure that served as tombs for Egyptian rulers.

Papyrus- a paper like material in which ancient Egyptians wrote on.

Greece

Cultural-Borrowing- the process in which a culture takes ideas from another culture.

Peninsula- a stretched of land almost completely surrounded by water.

Majority Rule- a system in where every member has one vote.

Rome

Standing Army- a permanent army.

Arable- good for growing crops.

Forum- a public square in ancient roman cities.