EXAMPLES OF HOW HUMANS HAVE INTERACTED WITH THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE AGES. By: Marissa L. Rivera

EARLY MAN Paleolithic Era- the earliest period of the Stone Age Migrate-to move from on place to another Consequences-a result of an action

FARMERS AND CITY DWELLERS Droughts-a long period of time with little or no rain Domesticate-to train animals or plants for human use Slash-and-burn-farming-a system of farming in which thick forest lands are cut and burned to prepare the soil for planting Surplus-an extra supply

MESOPOTAMIA Tributes-a required payment from one ruler to a more powerful ruler Silt- soil and tiny rocks carried or deposited on the land by floodwaters Caravans-a group of traders traveling together on a long journey Architectures-a style of building

GREECE Peninsula-a stretch of land almost completely surrounded by water Cultural Borrowing-the process by which a culture takes ideas from other cultures Acropolis-a fort built on top of a large hill Bards-professional story teller

EGYPT Scribe-a person who records things for others Pyramids-a structure that served as tombs for Egyptian rulers Pharaoh-a ruler of ancient Egypt City-state-a city and the farmlands around it Mummification- to preserve a body

ROME Mt.Vesuvius- Forum- a public square in ancient Roman cities Currency-money Confederation-a group of governments joined together gore a common purpose