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What did people do to make sure they could find their way in the dark?
What did people do to make sure they could find their way in the dark?
How did people navigate in the dark?
How did people navigate in the dark?
What was it like to navigate in the dark before electric lights?
What was it like to navigate in the dark before electric lights?
What did people do to make sure they didn't trip in the dark?
What did people do to make sure they didn't trip in the dark?
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What did people consider night before the invention of electric lights?
What did people consider night before the invention of electric lights?
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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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Discover how our ancestors navigated through the darkness before the invention of electric lights. Learn about their strategies for moving around at night, marking routes, and adapting to the challenges of limited visibility.
