Understanding a Millennium
A worksheet for 3rd graders to learn about the concept of a millennium, its duration, and historical periods.
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Understanding a Millennium
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand what a millennium is and how it relates to history.
1. A millennium is a very long period of time, equal to one years.
2. One century is 100 years. So, a millennium is centuries.
3. We are currently living in the millennium.
1. If 1 millennium is 1,000 years, how many years are in 2 millennia?
100 years
200 years
1,000 years
2,000 years
2. How many decades (10 years) are in one millennium?
10 decades
100 decades
1,000 decades
10,000 decades
1. What do you think is the most important invention or discovery from the last millennium (1000-1999 AD)? Explain why.
1. The year 2000 marked the beginning of a new millennium.
True
False
2. Ancient Egypt existed for only a few years, not a millennium.
True
False
Here is a timeline to help you visualize long periods of history.
Look at the timeline above. Can you find where the last millennium (1000 AD to 1999 AD) would be on this timeline? Circle it with a pencil.