1. How did Humans directly Impact their Environment? Michael Gazzara Mrs. Magee & Mrs. Volker 3/29/12

2. Introductions

3. After Glacier Age

4. Early Man Early Man found out how they can control fire in doing so they caused forest fire’s getting rid of animal’s homes and dozens of trees. Early man hunted animals that allowed other animals to come and have a home. Hunting bigger animals it so that the smaller animals to have food. Early man that gathered striped the land of berry's and other food than they would have to move on.

5. Early Farmers Early farmer’s irrigated in return there crops would grow. Early farmer’s would slash and burn doing so ashes fell on the ground fertilizing the ground. Slash and burn farming would help trees, grass and their crops. But if not done right fire can easily get out of hand if not done right burning the forest down.

6. Mesopotamia The Mesopotamian's invented the plow changing the face of the land fertilized for farming. Mesopotamia

7. Egypt The Egyptians affected the earth by bathing in the Nile River. The Egyptians killed people in the Nile River The Egyptians also used the Nile River to irrigate the land to make it wet enough to farm on.

8. Greece The Greeks fished for most of their food, getting rid of the fish population, while getting rid of food for the bigger fish. The Greeks used stone to make gigantic monuments. The Greeks are a huge empire and in the process they get more people, and then they need more food.

9. Rome The Romans farmed fertilizing the land changing the shape of the Earth. Another example on how the Romans affected the Earth is the collous the collous was made of Romans roads were made from stones, broken stones mixed in with sand, and cement mixed in with broken tiles, curving stones were used to drain the rain, and to top it all off tightly packed paving stones. The Romans made the

10. Conclusion