History+and+Historical+Periods+(Activities)

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Timeline
Draw a timeline and locate the historical periods. Write the different periods of history and their beginning and ending dates. The periods should be written above the line and the dates under it.

My Timeline
Draw a timeline and locate important events of your life comparing them with the events that were taking place in the world at the same time.

Family History
Research about a special family event by asking and analyzing two family member's versions of the same event.

Questions
Answer the following questions:
 * 1) What is History as a science?
 * 2) What do we use historical periods for?
 * 3) What historical periods do you know? When do they begin? When do they finish?
 * 4) In which historical period do we live?
 * 5) Which is the longest period?
 * 6) Which is the shortest one?

Vocabulary

 * History
 * Prehistory
 * Ancient Age
 * Middle Ages
 * Early Modern Age
 * Contemporary History
 * Event
 * Timeline