Imagine the whole world shares just one clock. If it’s noon in London, it would be midnight in New York, but people didn’t know that back then! This made things confusing for travelers and traders. Eventually, time zones were created to match how the sun moves across the sky, making life easier for everyone. It was like dividing a big pie into pieces so each piece got just the right amount of sunlight.
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- Time zones help people in different places know when it’s noon or midnight without getting confused.
- Imagine if all your friends lived in one city, but their clocks were always an hour off, that would be very confusing!
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