Lesson 1: Continuity and Change
Lesson 2: Exploring Your Community's Past
Lesson 3: Tracing a Community's History
Lesson 4: Communities in Ancient Times
Reading a Timeline
100
How long is a decade?
10 years
100
What term means a story of the past that is spoken, rather than written?
Oral history
100
What is a colony?
A region that is ruled by another country
100
What do we call the time we live in today?
Modern times
100
How long is a millennium?
1000 years
200
How long is a century?
100 years
200
What is an object used by people in the past?
An artifact
200
What was the name of the first settlement built by the English in America?
Jamestown
200
What is an empire?
All the land and people under the control of a powerful nation
200
How many decades are shown on the time line?
Four decades
300
In the 1960s, towns near gold and silver mines grew quickly. What did these towns become after the gold ran out?
Ghost towns
300
Where are some places in a community that a person could visit to learn about their community's history?
Historical society, museums, libraries
300
What was the main crop of the Jamestown colony?
Tobacco
300
The world's first cities were in a part of Mesopotamia called ____________.
Sumer
300
What happened in the first decade shown on the time line?
The DuPont gun powder manufacturer opened near Brandywine Creek and the Borough of Wilmington was expanded.
400
What caused sudden change in Mississippi in 1969?
Hurricane Camille hit Mississippi and destroyed many homes and businesses.
400
What might the name of your community tell you?
The name of the person who founded the community
400
What caused the Jamestown government to move to Williamsburg?
The government building burned down
400
What did the ancient Chinese invent?
Fireworks, paper, and printing
400

In what year did Richard H. Bayard become the city mayor?

1832

500
How did Louis Pasteur bring better health to communities all over the world?
Louis Pasteur found a way to kill germs in milk. This is called pasteurizing, and it has made milk safe for people to drink all over the world.
500
What is a historical society?
A group of people who have a special interest in the history of a community
500
What are some reasons settlers came to Jamestown?
For adventure, to find gold and silver, to spread religion, to earn money for the Virginia Company
500
Why is Mali no longer a powerful trading center?
Modern shipping routes do not go through Mali.
500
Did the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad begin operating before or after the Borough of Wilmington was expanded?
After
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