Early Man

1. Early Man • Early man interacted with their environment by • Hunting Animals • No products were wasted • Gathered plants • Used environment to make their shelters • Made weapons/tools out of stone • Made a fire

2. Early Farmers • Early farmers interacted with their environment by: • Growing crops by plowing the soil • Domesticated animals/livestock of products • 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: • Used clay to make clay tablets and pottery • Built mud brick houses • Used minerals such as copper and bronze to make tools/weapons • Built larger buildings like ziggurats

4. Egyptians • Egyptians interacted with their environment by: • used natrion/salt to preserve the bodies • Silt prepared soil for farming • Used papyrus for paper • Bricks for houses were used out of mud

5. Ancient Chinese • The Ancient Chinese interacted with their environment by: • Terrace farming used to farm in mountains • Loess made soil fertile • Silk worms to make silt • Iron was to make tools/weapons

6. Ancient Greece • The Ancient Greeks interacted with their environment by • Building trade routes along the Mediterranean