Humans Try to Control NatureHumans Try to Control Nature

Early HumansEarly Humans

Nomads - highly mobile people who moved from place to place searching for new sources of food.

Hunter-Gatherers - nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.

Nomads - highly mobile people who moved from place to place searching for new sources of food.

Hunter-Gatherers - nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.

Early Advances in Technology and Art

Early Advances in Technology and Art

Technological revolution - people used stone, bone, and wood to fashion more than 100 different tools.

Art consisted of jewelry, sculptures, and cave paintings.

Technological revolution - people used stone, bone, and wood to fashion more than 100 different tools.

Art consisted of jewelry, sculptures, and cave paintings.

Neolithic / Agricultural Revolution

Neolithic / Agricultural Revolution

Shift from food-gathering to food-producing.

Causes: Change in climate (warmer = longer growing season), and population growth (forced hunter-gathers to seek out new food sources)

Farming provides a steady source of food.

Shift from food-gathering to food-producing.

Causes: Change in climate (warmer = longer growing season), and population growth (forced hunter-gathers to seek out new food sources)

Farming provides a steady source of food.

Early Farming MethodEarly Farming Method

Slash-and-burn farming - cut trees or grasses and burned them to clear a field.

The ashes would fertilize the soil. Farmers planted crops for a year or two and

then moved on to a different area.

Slash-and-burn farming - cut trees or grasses and burned them to clear a field.

The ashes would fertilize the soil. Farmers planted crops for a year or two and

then moved on to a different area.

Domestication of AnimalsDomestication of Animals

The taming of animals. Examples - horses, dogs, goats, and pigs. Another consistent source of food.

The taming of animals. Examples - horses, dogs, goats, and pigs. Another consistent source of food.

Farming DevelopsFarming Develops

Africa - Nile river = wheat, barley and other crops.

China - Yellow River = millet and later on wild rice.

Mexico and Central America = corn, beans and squash.

Peru = tomatoes and potatoes. Villages grow and prosper.

Africa - Nile river = wheat, barley and other crops.

China - Yellow River = millet and later on wild rice.

Mexico and Central America = corn, beans and squash.

Peru = tomatoes and potatoes. Villages grow and prosper.