Old things, checked.
Facts, timelines and printables about the ages of history, from the Stone Age on. For KS2 and KS3 school topics, teens and anyone who loves history. Every fact here links to its source. Start with the game: which came first?
Which came first?
8 rounds. Pick the event that happened first.
Press start for your first pair.
How it works
Every event in the game is a fact on the ages timeline, from people first reaching Britain to hikers finding Ötzi in 1991. After you pick, both facts and their sources appear. Dates are approximate, so the game never pairs two events that are too close to call.
The drawing (a flint hand-axe, a bronze axe-head and a roundhouse) is our own, not a picture of a real find.
What is ages.im?
ages.im is a small hub for the ages of history. Each age gets its own site with sourced facts, timelines, games and printables. Some true things to start with:
Three Stone Ages
It is split into three periods: the Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age), the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) and the Neolithic (New Stone Age). [source]
What came next
The Neolithic is the last stage of the Stone Age; in Europe and Asia the Bronze Age comes next. [source]
Older than the pyramids
Ötzi the Iceman is a glacier mummy from the Copper Age, found by hikers in the Alps in 1991. [source] He lived over 5,300 years ago, so he is older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. [source]
On the school timetable
In England’s national curriculum, Key Stage 2 pupils are taught about “changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age”. [source]
Open now
Two age sites are open. Their links open in a new tab.
- Stone Age
stone.ages.imThe Old, Middle and New Stone Age in Britain, from the first footprints to Skara Brae, Grime’s Graves and Stonehenge.
Open nowThe Complete Stone Age Printables Bundle, $12.99 - Victorian
victorian.ages.imQueen Victoria’s Britain: the Great Exhibition, Brunel and the age of steam, workhouses, Victorian schools, and crime and reform.
Open nowThe Complete Victorians Printables Bundle, $12.99
Coming soon
Eight more age sites are planned. The one marked “First wave” comes next.
- Viking AgeFirst wave
viking.ages.imPlanned: the Viking Age and the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for England.
Coming soon - Medieval
medieval.ages.imPlanned: Medieval Britain from 1066 to 1509.
Coming soon - Ancient Egypt
egypt.ages.imPlanned: Ancient Egypt, one of the earliest civilizations.
Coming soon - Tudor
tudor.ages.imPlanned: the Tudors and Elizabethan England.
Coming soon - Ancient Greece
greek.ages.imPlanned: Greek life and achievements, and their influence.
Coming soon - Bronze Age
bronze.ages.imPlanned: the Bronze Age in Britain, from the first metal objects onwards.
Coming soon - Anglo-Saxons
saxon.ages.imPlanned: the Anglo-Saxons and Scots in Britain.
Coming soon - Iron Age
iron.ages.imPlanned: Iron Age Britain up to the Roman conquest.
Coming soon
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