Read, Listen & Watch: History and Timelines



OVERVIEW

 On this page, you will learn about timelines.  

  1. First, read the text and listen to audio of the text. 
  2. Then, watch the video. 
  3. Last, study the example timeline.


READ, LISTEN & WATCH

Read:

Why is history important?  If we study history, we can learn about culture.  We can learn about other people.  We can learn about their way of life, their beliefs, what they did for work, how events changed their lives, and many other things.  History is important because it helps us to understand each other.

Listen:

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Read:

This is a timeline.  A timeline is a list of important events.  These events can be about someone's life or important things that happened in history.  Read this timeline of someone's life.  This timeline is this person's personal history.

Timeline:

Timeline

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