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Humans Try to Control Nature

Humans Try to Control Nature. Early 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. Early Advances in Technology and Art.

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Humans Try to Control Nature

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  1. Humans Try to Control Nature

  2. Early 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Early 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.

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

  7. Farming 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.

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