Questions 1 - 5:
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Primitive measurements by observing
Two time keepers:
• The 1
• Natural events, such as winds and rains, rivers flooding, plants flowering, and the cycles of breeding or 2 behaviour.
Precise measurements
They became important for organising activities for:
• 3
• 4
The oldest time keepers were discovered in Mesopotamia and 5
Questions 6 - 10:
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
| Time Keeper |
Disadvantages |
| The sundial |
In different parts of the year, the time for day 6 |
| The clepsydra (Water clock) |
The changing pressure and 7 were what the flow of water still relied on. |
| The 8 |
The time duration was 9 |
| Fire candle clock |
The burning 10 or the rate of burning, was subject to the candles wax. |