Ways People Told Time

  • 10,000 BCE

    Sunrise/Sunset

  • 3000 BCE

    Obelisks (Egyptians)

  • 300 BCE

    Sundials (Babylonia),Water Clocks (Greeks and Egyptians), and Burned Ropes (China)

  • 1000

    Hourglasses (Europe)

  • 1300

    Mechanical Clocks (Europe)

  • 1400

    Watches (Italy)

  • Greenwich Mean Time

  • Universal Time Coordinate