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Ancient Times or Modern Times? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on telling ancient times from modern times, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.2.K-2. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Ancient Times or Modern Times?

D2.His.2.K-2

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Sort each event: did it happen in ancient times or modern times?

1.Sort each one: Ancient times or Modern times?

Sort: Children video chat with their grandparents, Doctors use X-rays to see bones, Egyptians write in hieroglyphs, Roman soldiers build long stone roads

Ancient timesModern times
2.Sort each one: Ancient times or Modern times?

Sort: People in Mesopotamia write on clay tablets, The Wright brothers fly an airplane, People in China begin the Great Wall, Families watch shows on television

Ancient timesModern times
3.Sort each one: Ancient times or Modern times?

Sort: People send email from computers, Astronauts walk on the Moon, Romans build the Colosseum, Greeks hold the first Olympic Games

Ancient timesModern times

LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Ancient Times or Modern Times?

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Children video chat with their grandparents — Modern times 2. Doctors use X-rays to see bones — Modern times 3. Egyptians write in hieroglyphs — Ancient times 4. Roman soldiers build long stone roads — Ancient times
  2. 2.1. Families watch shows on television — Modern times 2. People in China begin the Great Wall — Ancient times 3. People in Mesopotamia write on clay tablets — Ancient times 4. The Wright brothers fly an airplane — Modern times
  3. 3.1. Astronauts walk on the Moon — Modern times 2. Greeks hold the first Olympic Games — Ancient times 3. People send email from computers — Modern times 4. Romans build the Colosseum — Ancient times

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.2.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.