Time Throughout the Ages

By amw3852
  • 3001 BCE

    Observation

    Looking at the position of the sun to determine time was the method before 3000 BCE
  • 3000 BCE

    Tying Knots

    In Ancient China, people told time by tying knots at regular intervals then burning the ends. People could tell how much time had passed based on the burning rope
  • Obelisk
    3000 BCE

    Obelisk

    Egyptians used an Obelisk as a shadow clock to tell time *Photo from Emaze
  • Sundial
    300 BCE

    Sundial

    Babyalonians used a sundial with a 12 hour clock face and told time based on how the sun's position changed through the day *Photo from http://www.merlinsundials.co.uk/gallery.html
  • Clepsydra
    300 BCE

    Clepsydra

    Water clock used the flow of water to measure time *Photo from Google
  • The Hourglass
    1000

    The Hourglass

    One of the first timekeepers *Photo from Wikipedia