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True or false: Before the invention of electric lights, night and day were considered the same.
True or false: Before the invention of electric lights, night and day were considered the same.
False
True or false: People would wear light-coloured clothing so that their friends could easily spot them in the dark.
True or false: People would wear light-coloured clothing so that their friends could easily spot them in the dark.
True
True or false: People used white chalk to draw a route during the night.
True or false: People used white chalk to draw a route during the night.
False
True or false: It was easy to navigate in the dark before electric lights were invented.
True or false: It was easy to navigate in the dark before electric lights were invented.
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True or false: People used to mark their route during the day in order to know where they were going at night.
True or false: People used to mark their route during the day in order to know where they were going at night.
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True or false: People were able to see inside their homes at night before the invention of electric lights.
True or false: People were able to see inside their homes at night before the invention of electric lights.
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True or false: People had special words for night before electric lights.
True or false: People had special words for night before electric lights.
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True or false: People used to fall into ponds and ravines in the dark before electric lights.
True or false: People used to fall into ponds and ravines in the dark before electric lights.
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True or false: Before electric lights, day and night seemed as different as summer and winter.
True or false: Before electric lights, day and night seemed as different as summer and winter.
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True or false: People had to learn how to fold their clothes in order to walk through the dark house without tripping.
True or false: People had to learn how to fold their clothes in order to walk through the dark house without tripping.
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Study Notes
- Before the invention of electric lights, our ancestors considered night a different "season."
- At night, they were nearly blind.
- And so, to them, day and night seemed as different as summer and winter.
- They even had special words for night.
- Before electric lights, people often fell into ponds and ravines while trying to navigate in the darkness.
- People would wear light-coloured clothing so that their friends could see them when navigating in the darkness.
- People would also use white chalk to mark their route in advance during the day, so they would know where they were going at night.
- It was dark inside houses as well, and people would have to learn how to fold their clothes so that they could walk through the house without tripping.
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Explore the challenges our ancestors faced before the invention of electric lights and how they navigated in the darkness. Learn about the special adaptations and strategies used to overcome the limitations of night-time vision.
