Timeline worksheet · History, Civics & Social Studies
Exploration and its consequences: put events in order · Grade 8
Number 7 mixed-up events about exploration and its consequences from oldest to newest. Practices chronological thinking and reading for detail.
- Grade 8 · ages 13 to 14
- Medium
- 10 to 15 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
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The events
Directions: These events are mixed up. Number them from 1 (the oldest) to 7 (the newest).
- Magellan's expedition sets out; its survivors return to Spain in 1522.
- Zheng He's first treasure fleet sails from China into the Indian Ocean.
- Vasco da Gama reaches India by sea.
- Columbus reaches the Caribbean on a voyage funded by Spain.
- English colonists found Jamestown in Virginia.
- Spanish forces under Pizarro take Cusco, the Inca capital.
- Bartolomeu Dias sails around the southern tip of Africa.
What your child practices
Your child practices chronological thinking and reading for detail. The skill is “Change, continuity and causation”: describe how and why things changed over time and compare perspectives.
- Grades and ages
- Grade 8, ages 13 to 14
- Time
- About 10 to 15 minutes
- Subject
- History, Civics & Social Studies
- Level
- Medium for Grade 8
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 8, for practice after the skill has been taught.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Find the oldest and newest events first, then fill in the middle.
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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 8
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