Fork

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fork

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the early implement use?Primarily for cooking and serving in ancient Greece and Rome
2. What is the development of personal utensil?Around the 10th century in the Byzantine Empire and Italy
3. Where did forks first appear?Forks first started being used in Italy around the 10th century, possibly because of contact with the Byzantine Empire.
4. Why did people in Europe take a long time to use forks?Many people thought hands were enough for eating, and some even said using a fork was impolite, so it took a few hundred years before forks became common.

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