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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: Roman soldiers build long stone roads, Astronauts walk on the Moon, Families watch shows on television, Romans build the Colosseum

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

Sort: Children video chat with their grandparents, People in Mesopotamia write on clay tablets, People send email from computers, Egyptians write in hieroglyphs

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

Sort: People in China begin the Great Wall, People in Egypt build the pyramids, Cars drive on highways, Doctors use X-rays to see bones

Ancient timesModern times

LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Ancient Times or Modern Times?

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Astronauts walk on the Moon — Modern times 2. Families watch shows on television — Modern times 3. Roman soldiers build long stone roads — Ancient times 4. Romans build the Colosseum — Ancient times
  2. 2.1. Children video chat with their grandparents — 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
  3. 3.1. Cars drive on highways — Modern times 2. Doctors use X-rays to see bones — Modern times 3. People in China begin the Great Wall — Ancient times 4. People in Egypt build the pyramids — Ancient times

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