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Meanwhile, somewhere else…
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What many people think
History happened one civilisation after another, like chapters in a book.
The idea
Civilisations did not take turns: around 500 BCE Confucius in China, the Buddha in India and the citizens of Athens were alive in the same few generations.
Explain it
A friend says “first came China, then India, then Greece, then Rome”. Use two slices from this page to show them why that is not quite right.
Try at home
Ask an older relative what was happening in three different countries in the year they were born. Draw three lanes on paper and mark that year with one line across all of them.