Build a 5-region comparative chronology strip c. 600-1500 CE
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~2 min hist.g3.s.ex_04

Synchronous Pair

MG-2 Chart
Mounted along one full classroom wall at child-eye-height. The INTENTIONAL 5-band parallel structure is the unit's most

Mounted along one full classroom wall at child-eye-height. The INTENTIONAL 5-band parallel structure is the unit's most distinctive chronological move - it corrects the common 'rest of the world stopped while Europe did things' framing by showing 600-1500 CE synchronously across five regions. Children add localized events to the timeline lesson-by-lesson. Teacher Localization Note: Band 1 (local place) must be replaced with locality-specific events; the four other bands are universal. Date ranges are presented with circa-precision honoring the actual state of the scholarship.

Prompt

Find one synchronous pair on the Comparative Chronology Strip (MG-2): name one event in the 1200s from ONE region AND one event in the 1200s from ANOTHER region.

How it's presented
mode card prompt audio ID audio.g3s.ex 04.stem
Answer criteria
type open response
rubric
Identifies any two same-century events from two different bands; accepted examples: Sundiata Mali founding c. 1235 + Aotearoa settlement c. 1280; Inca state founding c. 1200 + Rapa Nui settlement c. 1200; Song dynasty + Mansa Musa father's era
Hints
  1. Look at the 1200s marker on MG-2.
  2. Find ONE event from any band at that marker.
  3. Find a SECOND event from a different band at the same marker.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Choosing two events from the same band (not synchronous - need different bands)
  • Choosing events from different centuries
Used in lessons