Ten thousand years

Okay kiddo, let's talk about something really big - ten thousand years!

A long time ago, way before you were even born, there were people who lived on Earth, just like we do now. And they did things differently than we do today. They used to live in caves or build their own little houses with sticks and mud.

Now imagine that these people lived for ten thousand years. That's a really, really long time - even longer than your whole life would be if you kept living until you were really, really old!

During these ten thousand years, lots of things happened. People learned how to farm and grow their own food, instead of just hunting and gathering. They also made inventions like the wheel and tools that helped them do things quicker and better.

But it wasn't just people that changed during these ten thousand years. Animals changed too! Some became extinct, which means they don't exist anymore. But new animals appeared too, like dogs, which were once wild animals but became our best friends.

So in short, ten thousand years is a really, really long time for people and animals to live and do things differently. It's like a whole lifetime not just for you, but for many generations and even different species of creatures!