Life was much better when I was a
child
The ancient Greeks didn’t have glass in
their windows. In the winter, they closed their shutters, but it
was cold.
The Ancient Greeks
The Ancient Romans
Criminals in ancient Rome fought wild
animals in the Colosseum. They didn’t usually win.
The Aztecs
When an Aztec boy failed a school test, his teacher shaved
his head. And shaved heads
weren’t fashionable!
16th century In the 16th century people threw their rubbish out of the window onto the streets. What a
smell! Many people died of terrible
diseases like cholera and smallpox
18th centuryIn the 18th century in
Europe, rich men and
women wore very tall white wigs. Women
wore very wide skirts. Could
they get through normal doors? No, they
turned sideways. They
looked very silly.
20th centuryIn the early
20th century, when children did something
wrong at school, a teacher hit them with a cane – for
example when they broke
rules.
Still in the 20th century
In 1950 there were no
computers, mobile phones,
personal stereos or
colour televisions. What did
everyone do in their spare
time?
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