Transitions in Historical Writing
Focus on using transitions to connect historical events, eras, and causal developments. Learn to organize historical accounts chronologically and logically.
Questions
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Paragraph 1 introduces colonial settlement. Paragraph 2 shifts focus to rapid industrial growth in the early 19th century. Which temporal transition works best?
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Paragraph 1 introduces the Golden Age of Greece. Paragraph 2 details architectural advances that happened during those years. Which transition phrase works best?
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Paragraph 1 describes the signing of the peace treaty in 1783. Paragraph 2 flashes back to key battles leading up to treaty negotiations. Which transition phrase fits best?
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Paragraph 1 describes the invention of the printing press in 1440. Paragraph 2 describes literacy spreading across Europe in subsequent decades. Which transition works best?
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Paragraph 1 describes trade routes in Renaissance Italy. Paragraph 2 describes life in Ming Dynasty China during the exact same era. Which transition phrase works best?
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Paragraph 1 describes horse-drawn carriages in the 1880s. Paragraph 2 describes automobiles filling city streets by 1900. Which transition phrase works best?
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Paragraph 1 details political tension between neighboring kingdoms. Paragraph 2 details borders being redrawn after war ended. Which transition phrase works best?
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Paragraph 1 discusses modern agricultural technology. Paragraph 2 introduces how ancient farmers cultivated crops thousands of years ago. Which transition word works best?
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Paragraph 1 introduces ancient Egyptian civilization. Paragraph 2 describes continuous reliance on Nile River flooding across centuries. Which transition phrase works best?
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Paragraph 1 describes steam engines invented in 1769. Paragraph 2 describes steam locomotives built a few decades later. Which transition phrase works best?
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Paragraph 1 describes the rise of the Roman Empire. Paragraph 2 describes Roman territory spanning three continents at its peak. Which transition phrase works best?
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Paragraph 1-2 detail the Great Depression of the 1930s. Paragraph 3 reflects on lessons modern economists learned from that era. Which transition phrase fits best?