Introduction

Historians study the changes that have taken place over the centuries, but they also have to understand that sometimes things stayed the same (this is called ‘continuity’).

These pictures of ploughing come from the period 1500BC - AD1800.

Interrogating the Sources:

• Try to put the pictures into chronological order (order of date)..

• Why is the exercise so difficult?

• What does this exercise show about farming 1500BC - AD1800?