Then and Now: How Life Has Changed

🌍Mission Brief #1

Life has changed a lot.

🎯 Your mission

Walk into the past. Find out who, what, and why.

⚡ The twist

What seemed obvious then is often shocking now (and vice versa).

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.

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Then & Now

🕰️ People still argue about this. Now you'll see why.

Life has changed a lot! Long ago, people lived differently. They didn’t have big stores or cars. They grew their food and made their clothes. Today, we have many things to help us. We can buy food at stores and travel in cars. Our homes have lights and computers. Life is easier now.

Key Facts

People lived without cars and stores long ago.

Today, we have computers and smartphones.

Many things help us in our daily life now.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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How did people get food long ago?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Why this still matters

Every road sign, every flag, every holiday — there's history hiding inside.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Ask a grown-up what the world looked like when they were your age.

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For the dinner table

“What's something from history you wish you could see in person?”

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