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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: People in Egypt build the pyramids, Families watch shows on television, People in China begin the Great Wall, Cars drive on highways

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

Sort: Children video chat with their grandparents, Romans build the Colosseum, Greeks hold the first Olympic Games, Doctors use X-rays to see bones

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

Sort: People in Mesopotamia write on clay tablets, Astronauts walk on the Moon, People send email from computers, Egyptians write in hieroglyphs

Ancient timesModern times

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

Answer key — Ancient Times or Modern Times?

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Cars drive on highways — Modern times 2. Families watch shows on television — Modern times 3. People in China begin the Great Wall — Ancient times 4. People in Egypt build the pyramids — Ancient times
  2. 2.1. Children video chat with their grandparents — Modern times 2. Doctors use X-rays to see bones — Modern times 3. Greeks hold the first Olympic Games — Ancient times 4. Romans build the Colosseum — Ancient times
  3. 3.1. Astronauts walk on the Moon — Modern times 2. Egyptians write in hieroglyphs — Ancient times 3. People in Mesopotamia write on clay tablets — Ancient times 4. People send email from computers — Modern times

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