Toilet History Museum

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/toilet-history-museum

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 location?Kyiv, Ukraine, situated within the historical Kyiv Fortress
2. What is the founding year?2006
3. Where is the Toilet History Museum located?The museum is inside the historic Kyiv Fortress in Ukraine. It’s a cool place where old and new toilets are displayed together.
4. Why does the museum have so many toilets?The founders, who work in plumbing, collected many toilets to show how people have used them for centuries. Their collection is the biggest in the world.

Anthropology: The study of human societies and cultures and their development.
Sanitary Engineering: The branch of engineering concerned with public health and environmental protection through water supply and waste disposal.
Cultural Artifact: An object produced or shaped by human beings that has cultural significance.