Imagine Tiny But Not Trivial

Discover the history of buttons! From ancient fasteners to status symbols, this worksheet brings history to life.

My name is: Matching Match the following words with their meanings: apparently כפי הנראה create ליצור decorate לקשט ignore להתעלם מ... impress להרשים invention המצאה mainly בעיקר object(n) חפץ ordinary רגיל powerful חזק precious יקר ערך spread(v) להתפשט throughout במשך,לאורך trivial לא חשוב valuable יקר ערך take apart לפרק Fill in the missing words according to lines6-11 Before there were buttons, people used belts and pins to fasten their clothing. Fill in the missing words according to lines 17-31: The buttons were so valuable that a person who stole them could go to prison or even be put to death. לפניך טור של רצף תקופות בהסטוריה (timeline)וטור שמתאר איך אנשים התייחסו לכפתורים (How people related to buttons ) Match the timeline with How people related to buttons Timeline 3,000 years ago (1,000 BCE) 1,200s 1,500s-1,600s 1,700s 1,800s How people related to buttons People used buttons to decorate clothing Button makers created beautiful buttons which were status symbols for the rich Buttons continued to be status symbols It became more and more common to use buttons to fasten coats, vests, shirts and even shoes Facturies began producing buttons by the millions Fill in the missing number according to lines 18-31: The number 13,600 refers to the buttons that King Francis I of France decorated his garments with Fill in the missing number according to lines 18-31 The number $5,000,000 refers to the money that King Louis xIv spent on buttons לפניך טור אחד עם שמות (Names שבו כתוב מה הטקסט מספר עליו (What The Text Tells About It) Match the name with what the text tells about it Name Crusadors Napoleon Bonaparte France Americans the American Civil War What The Text Tells About It They brought buttons to Europe in the 1,200s He had buttons put on his soldiers' uniforms In 1,250, a special organization of button makers was established there They used buttons instead of moneyto buy food from the Indians At that time, two-piece metal buttons on uniforms were taken apart and used by spies to carry secret messages We can infer from lines 48-50 that buttons in the 1,800s... were still used to impress impress people were expensive weren't a status symbol anymore