U1A5 - Human’s Emergent – pp. 41-48     1.       Identifies A.      Beringia B.      The Original Affluent Society C.      Pastoral Nomads   2.       For how much of our history have Human’s lived in Nomadic Bands?   3.       Why were our ancestors such excellent botanists?   4.       Where does most of our knowledge of hunter-gatherer people come from?   5.       Though hunter-gatherers must live in balance with nature, they have never the less had a significant impact on the environment. What are those impacts?   6.       What has been the most visible legacy of H-G society and what impact has that had on the world?   7.       Why do most hunter-gatherer societies abhor agriculture?   8.       What are the three grasses that 90% of the world’s populations rely on for food?   9.       What effect does the type of food grown have on a cultures life style?   10.   What are the theories as to why H-G peoples overcame their abhorrence of Agriculture and became farmers?   11.   List the advantages and disadvantages of the following A.      Shifting and Permanent Cultivation B.      Terracing C.      Irrigation   12.   What are the profound, long term changes brought by agriculture? (The triumph of agriculture, major impacts on society and the environment)   13.   Translate the last paragraph on page 48 into your own words.