History of the world

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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/history-of-the-world

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 happened during the Big Bang?The Big Bang happened about 13.8 billion years ago and created space, time, matter, and energy. It started the universe’s rapid expansion and cooling.
2. How did the Earth become a place where life could live?Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago from a spinning cloud of gas and dust. It cooled from a molten state, forming a core, mantle, and crust, and later created oceans and an atmosphere.

Cosmology: The scientific study of the origin, evolution, and structure of the universe.
Evolutionary Biology: The study of the evolutionary processes that produced the diversity of life on Earth.
Anthropology: The study of human societies and cultures and their development.
Historiography: The study of the writing of history and how historical accounts have changed over time.