Collection No. 18 of 24

Transport, towns and building works

Roads, bridges, walls, canals, cities and the people who planned them.

2 subjects · 3 lessons · 2 objects · 4 events

The thread through time

Everything in this drawer at its date. Objects above the line, lessons and events below. Each step to the right is ten times closer to today.

300,000 years ago10,0003,0001,000100nowThe town that built the pyramidsModel of a boat being rowedModel of a porch and gardenTowns and the new lifeHadrian’s WallSeverus dies at York

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  1. The town that built the pyramidsWho actually built the pyramids at Giza?Ancient Egypt · About 2550 BC to 2470 BC
  2. Hadrian’s WallWhat was the Wall for, and how was it built?Roman Britain · AD 122 to 410
  3. Towns and the new lifeHow did Roman rule change the way people lived?Roman Britain · AD 47 to about 300

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