Reading a Timeline Name:

Use the timeline to answer the questions. Answers

The History of Video Games

The Magnavox Odyssey The arcade game 1. B

is released. It is the first Space Invaders is the Nintendo releases its first The tamagotchi virtual
home video game first game to record
system. players high scores.
handheld console.
The Gameboy
pet is released for the
first time.
2. 2
1972 1978 1989 1996
3. 1958
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
4. 1978
Willy higinbotham Atari released the first home Nintendo releases its first Sony releases its first console.
creates a table tennis console with removeable console in America. The The Playstation. 5. 50
game on an oscilloscope, cartridges. NES. 1994
the first “video game”. 1977 1986
1958 6. 1972

1) Which happened earlier? A. Nintendo released the gameboy or B. Nintendo released the NES B 7. 1986

2) How many years after the PlayStation was released was the Tamagotchi released? 2 8. No
3) What year was the first video game created? 1958 9. Use Line
4) What year did games start to let players record their high scores? 1978
10. Use Line
5) What is the span (number of years shown) of this timeline? 50
6) What year was the Odyssey released? 1972
7) What year did Nintendo release the NES? 1986
8) Sony released the PlayStation 3 in 2006. Could you put this event on the timeline above? ( Yes / No )

9) What is this timeline about? The history of Video Games

10) What event happened in 1994? Sony releases it first console. The PlayStation.
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 Reading a Timeline Name: Answer Key
Use the timeline to answer the questions. Answers
The History of Video Games

The Magnavox Odyssey The arcade game 1. B

is released. It is the first Space Invaders is the Nintendo releases its first The tamagotchi virtual
home video game first game to record
system. players high scores.
handheld console.
The Gameboy
pet is released for the
first time.
2. 2
1972 1978 1989 1996
3. 1958
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
4. 1978
Willy higinbotham Atari released the first home Nintendo releases its first Sony releases its first console.
creates a table tennis console with removeable console in America. The The Playstation. 5. 50
game on an oscilloscope, cartridges. NES. 1994
the first “video game”. 1977 1986
1958 6. 1972

1) Which happened earlier? A. Nintendo released the gameboy or B. Nintendo released the NES B 7. 1986

2) How many years after the PlayStation was released was the Tamagotchi released? 2 8. No
3) What year was the first video game created? 1958 9. Use Line
4) What year did games start to let players record their high scores? 1978
10. Use Line
5) What is the span (number of years shown) of this timeline? 50
6) What year was the Odyssey released? 1972
7) What year did Nintendo release the NES? 1986
8) Sony released the PlayStation 3 in 2006. Could you put this event on the timeline above? ( Yes / No )

9) What is this timeline about? The history of Video Games

10) What event happened in 1994? Sony releases it first console. The PlayStation.
1-10 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Social Studies www.CommonCoreSheets.com