History Detective

Order the past, then figure out who uncovered it. Based on Ch. 4, Timeline and Sources of History.

Phase 1 · Build the timeline

Tap the dates below in the correct order — earliest first. Remember: BCE dates count backward, so a bigger BCE number is further in the past.

Your timeline will build here →
Phase 2 · Who found this out?
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Final report
Quick recap — Chapter 4 BCE counts backward from year 1 (bigger number = further back); CE counts forward from year 1. A decade is 10 years, a century is 100, a millennium is 1,000.

Archaeologists study tools, pottery, coins and buildings dug from the ground. Paleontologists study fossils of plants and animals from millions of years ago. Anthropologists study human societies and cultures, past and present.