1. Babylonians They had their own symbols for numbers
They built the House of Wisdom
They built ziggurats
They studied astronomy
They invented fractions
They traded a lot
Write numbers on bones
They were successful learners

2. Babylonians They had their own symbols for numbers
They built the House of Wisdom
They built ziggurats
They studied astronomy
They invented fractions
They traded a lot
Write numbers on bones
On clay tablets
They were successful learners

3. Ancient Greeks Plato had the idea of the perfect forms
Their mathematicians included, Thales, Archimedes, Pythagoras
They held the Olympics
They made beautiful flower pots
They were good fighters
The Olympics were held
They made beautiful sculptures
They had great libraries
They created a printing press

4. Ancient Greeks Plato had the idea of the perfect forms
Their mathematicians included, Thales, Archimedes, Pythagoras
They held the Olympics
They made beautiful flower pots
Vases but they weren’t used for flowers (water and wine instead)
They were good fighters
The Olympics were held
They made beautiful sculptures
They had great libraries
Just one – in Alexandria
They created a printing press

5. Middle Ages The House of Wisdom was built
The Black Death was spread by fleas
Medicine in Europe improved significantly
It was the beginning of philosophy
Islamic countries were more developed than Europe
People were very superstitious
England frequently invaded other countries
The Muslims used the stars to indicate where they were
Henry VIII was around

6. Middle Ages The House of Wisdom was built
The Black Death was spread by fleas
Medicine in Europe improved significantly
Medicine in Europe was rubbish!
It was the beginning of philosophy
The Greeks?!
Islamic countries were more developed than Europe
People were very superstitious
England frequently invaded other countries
The Muslims used the stars to indicate where they were
Henry VIII was around

7. Renaissance Newton discovered the laws of gravity
Einstein built on earlier discoveries to develop the laws of gravity
There were discoveries in Africa
Mathematicians included Leibniz and Pascal
People were very religious
People began to believe that humans were beautiful and study the human body
Leonardo da Vinci was born
People worked in factories
They made a lot of machinery
They created books

8. Renaissance Newton discovered the laws of gravity
Einstein built on earlier discoveries to develop the laws of gravity
There were discoveries in Africa
Mathematicians included Leibniz and Pascal
People were very religious
People began to believe that humans were beautiful and study the human body
Leonardo da Vinci was born
People worked in factories
They made a lot of machinery
They created books
They created the printing press

9. Industrial Revolution
Factories were significant
A computer was designed
There was lots of pollution and smog which caused poor health
Many kids didn’t live beyond five
There were many coal mines
Trains were invented
There were fewer farms and less open space
London was highly populated due to jobs
Electricity powered the lights

10. Industrial Revolution
Factories were significant
A computer was designed
Babbage designed a computer
There was lots of pollution and smog which caused poor health
Many kids didn’t live beyond five
There were many coal mines
Trains were invented
There were fewer farms and less open space
London was highly populated due to jobs
Electricity powered the lights
Only in a handful of places right at the end of the Industrial Revolution – most public lights were gas lamps

11. Twentieth century World War I and World War II happened
Charles Babbage helped to invent the first computers
The first televisions were invented
Fermat’s Last Theorem was solved by Andrew Wiles
Humans used Apollo 11 to land on the moon for the first time
Turing broke the Enigma Code
Intricate building designs
Advances in technology
There were massive slums in England

12. Twentieth century World War I and World War II happened
Charles Babbage helped to invent the first computers
19th century
The first televisions were invented
Fermat’s Last Theorem was solved by Andrew Wiles
Humans used Apollo 11 to land on the moon for the first time
Turing broke the Enigma Code
Intricate building designs
True for many other times in history
Advances in technology
There were massive slums in England
True, but more true for the Industrial Revolution than 20th century