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Time on One Line

People split the past into big periods. When those periods stand in a row, you can see which came first.

In the picture

  1. Badge 1 sits on the clay oil lamp.
  2. Badge 2 sits on the knight’s helmet.
  3. Badge 3 sits on the glass light bulb.

Examples

  • A family photo album goes from baby pictures to recent pictures.
  • A bookshelf can hold old stories on the left and new stories on the right.

Quiz: Time on One Line (Age 10)

  1. Why do people put big historical periods on one line?

    • To see the order in which they happened.
    • To learn which period was the most popular.
    • To count how many people lived in each period.
  2. If one period is placed before another on the line, what does that mean?

    • It happened earlier in time.
    • It was more important to historians.
    • It lasted for a longer time.
  3. How do big historical periods help us understand the past?

    • They break the past into parts we can put in order.
    • They tell us exactly what every person did.
    • They show that all periods were the same.

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History, Age 10