Life was much better when I was a child
The Ancient Greeks The ancient Greeks didn’t have glass in their windows. In the winter, they closed their shutters, but it was cold.
The Ancient Romans
Criminals in ancient Rome fought wild animals in the Colosseum. They didn’t usually win.
The Aztecs
When an Aztec boy failed a school test, his teacher shaved his head. And shaved heads weren’t fashionable!
16th century
In the 16th century people threw their rubbish out of the window onto the streets. What a smell! Many people died of terrible diseases like cholera and smallpox
18th century In the 18th century in Europe, rich men and women wore very tall white wigs. Women wore very wide skirts. Could they get through normal doors? No, they turned sideways. They looked very silly.
20th century In the early 20th century, when children did something wrong at school, a teacher hit them with a cane – for example when they broke rules.
Still in the 20th century In 1950 there were no computers, mobile phones, personal stereos or colour televisions. What did everyone do in their spare time?