1. Examples of how humans have interacted and changed the environment through the ages.

2.  Gathering-Members of homo sapiens who spent many hours a day gathering food.  Hunting-Members of Homo sapiens who spent many hours hunting animals.  Technology-The proper application of knowledge to develop new tools or ways to make and do things.  Homo Erectus-Learned to make fire by striking flint stones together.

3. Plow-A tool used to cut, lift, and turn over soil. Irrigation-Ways to move water to land. Domesticate-To tame plants or animals for human use. Slash and Burn farming-A system of farming in which thick forestlands are cut and burned to prepare the soil for planting.

4.  Bronze-Tin and copper mixed together.  Irrigation-Ways to move water to land.  Polytheism-Believing in more than one god.  Innovation-A new way of doing things.

5.  Papyrus-A paper like material on which ancient Egyptians wrote.  Hieroglyphs-Pictures or symbols that stand for sounds, words, or ideas.  Rosetta Stone-They used it to un code hieroglyphics.  Pyramid-A structure that served as tombs for Egyptians rulers.

6.  Isthmus-A small strip of land connecting larger land areas.  Harbors-A sheltered place with deep water close to shore.  Peninsula-A stretch of land almost completely surrounded by water.  Island-A land mass entirely surrounded by water.

7.  Concrete-A construction material motley made out of aggregate and water, it is used for things like buildings and walk ways.  Colosseum-The largest stadium of Roman empire, located near the center of Rome.  Road- An open public way for the passage of vehicles, people and animals.  Aqueduct-A system of bridges and canals that carry water from a natural source, such as a river, to a town