Sock

High school (ages 12+)
Everyday Life

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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.

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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 earliest known knitted socks?Coptic Egyptian socks, 3rd-5th century AD, often using nalbinding technique
2. What is the stocking frame inventor?William Lee, 1589, enabling faster mechanical knitting
3. Where did socks first appear?Socks first appeared in ancient cultures like Greece and Rome, where people used animal hair and leather wraps. In Egypt, the earliest knitted socks were found from the 3rd to 5th centuries AD.
4. How were socks made in ancient Egypt?Egyptian socks were made with a technique called nalbinding, which uses a single needle to loop yarn. These socks sometimes had split toes so they could be worn with sandals.

Nalbinding: An ancient single-needle looping technique used to create fabric, predating true knitting.
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