Early Man

1. Early Man • Early man interacted with their environment by • Hunting Animals • No Products Were Wasted • Gathered Plants • Used Environment to make Shelter • Made Weapons/Tools Out of Stone • Made Fire

2. Early Farmers • Early farmers interacted with their environment by • Growing Crops by Plowing Soil • Domesticated Animals for Products (Meat, Leather, Milk, etc.) • Irrigation Ditches, Ponds, and Canals Were Used to Water Crops • Obsidian was Used for Tools, Weapons, and Art

3. Mesopotamians • Mesopotamians interacted with their environment by • Developed Bronze by Melting Copper and Tin Together (Used for Tools/Weapons) • Slash and Burn Farming • Built Mud-Brick Houses • Used Clay to make Tablets and Pottery • Built Ziggurats

4. Egyptians • Egyptians interacted with their environment by • Used Natron to Dry Mummy Bodies • Used Silt to Prepare Soil for Farming • Papyrus was Used for Paper • Used Stone to Make Pyramids and Other Structures

5. Ancient Chinese • The Ancient Chinese interacted with their environment by • They Used Terrace Farming for Farming on Mountainous Land • Used Iron in Their Armor • They Built the Great Wall of China • Shi Huangdi’s Silent Army

6. Ancient Greece • The Ancient Greeks interacted with their environment by • Making Weapons Out of All Different Kinds of Strong Substances Like Bronze and Iron • Made Clay Pottery • Used Different Resources From Mountains Like Olive Oil and Stone • Used Different Resources From the Sea Like Fish and Shells