Housing Through Time

Early Shelter

100

My type of housing.

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An Apartment (temporary)

200

The first people often lived in these natural places for protection.

Caves

300

Nomadic people carried these light homes made from animal skins.

Tents

400

These round houses, still used in Mongolia, can be taken apart and moved.

Yurts

500

In Thailand and other tropical countries, some houses were built on these to stay above water.

Stilts

Medieval % Traditional Housing

100

In medieval Europe, most poor families lived in these small, simple homes.

Cottages

200

Kings and queens lived in these big stone buildings with walls and towers.

Castles

300

My favourite type of traditional housing is from this country.

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Japan

400

Traditional Thai wooden houses often had stairs leading up because of this problem.

Flooding

500

In colder countries, some people put grass and soil on top of their roofs.

Sod roofs

Industrial Age & Cities

100

During the Industrial Revolution, many poor workers lived in these crowded city buildings.

Tenements (apartments)

200

In my country, most people live in this type of housing.

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Single-family Homes

300

This new invention made tall buildings possible in the 1800s.

Elevator

400

Many houses in England during the 1800s had a pointed style with decorations.

Gothic

500

During the Industrial Age, trains and factories made cities grow quickly. This is called:

Urbanization

The Modern Home

100

Families keep food cold and fresh in this machine.

Refrigerator

200

This home has space for one family, usually with a yard and a garage.

Single-family House

300

Many modern houses now have this technology that listens and answers your voice.

Smart Assistants (Alexa, Google home)

400

This was my type of neighbourhood when I grew up.

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Small Town

500

These panels on the roof use the sun to make electricity.

Solar Panels

Future of Housing

100

Space agencies want people to live here in the future.

Mars

200

Future houses may be controlled by this type of technology that makes decisions for comfort and energy.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

300

In the future, houses may be built using this printing technology.

3D printing

400

Some houses of the future may float to survive this problem caused by climate change.

Rising Sea Levels

500

What type of housing would I like to live in in the future?

DOUBLE POINTS

Mansion