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Childhood in History Timeline

By Mariangela0902
  • Greece 1800 BC
    1800 BCE

    Greece 1800 BC

    Childhood in Greece, for them, was that dangerous period in life which they had to negotiate on the dangerous road to adulthood. There were many kids that didn’t survive in this period. The hard truth is that many of the children were stillborn or died in the period of birth or during their childhood. Another truth is that many women died while giving birth.
  • 501 Century VI
    501 BCE

    501 Century VI

    Creation of laws to people who attacks infants.
    Finally, the Catholic Church banned infanticide.
  • 406 Middle Age
    406 BCE

    406 Middle Age

    The goal of education is to lead children to God and be his servant.
    Physical education in eliminated.
  • 401 5th Century
    401 BCE

    401 5th Century

    Child were considered small men that have to grow quickly.
    No time for changes or stage of growth and maturation.
  • 301 Century IV - Infanticide
    301 BCE

    301 Century IV - Infanticide

    -Infanticide, the killing of the newborn. It has often been interpreted as a primitive method of birth control and a means of ridding a group of its weak and deformed children; but most societies actively desire children and put them to death (or allow them to die) only under exceptional circumstances. Also the lack of economic resources to maintain them incentive this decision.
    During this time the fathers had no legal repercussions.
  • 1501 - Child as property. 16th Century
    1501

    1501 - Child as property. 16th Century

    Thanks to the debate of the nature of people. Child were seen like an economic resource. It was very important that they work for the contribution in the house. They were a representation of mini adults.
  • 1601 Century XVII- Early childhood education

    1601 Century XVII- Early childhood education

    Boom of new interest in the development of children. Time in which new ideas of education for the future men came up.
  • 1760 Industrial revolution

    1760 Industrial revolution

    During the Industrial Revolution poor children often worked full time jobs in order to help their families. Children worked long hours in factories under dangerous conditions. Children received poor education or even nothing.
  • 1801- Century XIX

    1801- Century XIX

    Need of education. Input of Friedrich Froebel who was a German pedagogue who is known worldwide for the creation of preschool education and the concept of kindergarten.
  • 1905- Century XIX

    1905- Century XIX

    Women access to education and appear with this first intelligence test, to determine the intelligence of individuals who presented intellectual deficit to see their educational possibilities, and this in comparison with the rest of the population (Binet and Simon).
  • 1950- Rights of the child

    1950- Rights of the child

    Right to equality, right to special protection, right to a name and a nationality. Right to adequate nutrition and medical services.Right to special education when a child is physically or mentally handicapped. Right to understanding and love by society. Right to recreational activities and free education. Right to be the first receiving relief in all moments.Right to protection of neglect, cruelty and exploitation.Right to be in a spirit of understanding, tolerance, friendship and brotherhood.
  • 2000 - XXI Century

    2000 - XXI Century

    Children are recognized as subjects of rights.
    Creation of UNICEF mechanism of control that provide emergency food and healthcare to children and mothers in countries that had been devastated by World War II.
  • 2002 - XXI Century

    2002 - XXI Century

    • Different definition for childhood and adulthood, boys and girls have their own rights and government support for families and their children.