1. How did humans directly impact their environment? Luis Maldonado Period 7 Talent 21 2012

2. Introduction Hello, in the following Power Point I will be telling you about the ways humans impacted their environment. It will explain about the people in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Rome, and Greece. I will also be talking about after the glacier age, early man, and early farmers. I hope that you enjoy my talent 21 PowerPoint.

3. After Glacier Age  After the glacier age the ground got too wet and the soil wasn’t fertile enough to plant near the area.

4. Early Man  Early man impacted their environment by building dikes and dams.  They cut down trees to build houses and temples  Population grew witch meant pollution.

5. Early Farmers  In order to farm the land had to be cleared, killing trees and brush.  They hunted, killing animals possibly to extinction.  Slash and burn farming polluted the air.

6. Mesopotamia  They melted copper and tin to make bronze.  With bronze they made bronze tipped plow.  They also made a funnel to put the seeds

7. Egypt  Ancient Egypt can be thought of as an oasis in the desert of northeastern Africa, dependent on the annual inundation of the Nile River to support its agricultural population.

8. Greece  The soil is not very good for growing things, there are a lot of mountains that make it hard to walk from one place to another.  On the other hand, what Greece does have is a lot of coastline. Which is a beach.

9. Rome  The city of Rome itself has tremendous environmental advantages, which made it easier for Rome to become an important city.  Also, the boats in the river going up and down the Tiber, from the east to the west and back again, could stop at Rome.

10. Conclusion Thank-you for watching my Talent 21 power point on how Greece, Rome Egypt, and Mesopotamia impacted their environment. And how the early farmers and man impacted their environment. Also when after the glacier age impacted it’s environment.