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Interpret the timeline and complete the statement that follows.
Illustration, sinusoidal timeline of Global Temperatures (2500 B.C. to 2009 A.D.). Horizontal line units represented as years range from 2400. The curve period amplitudes, above the horizontal line, are labeled 2200 B.C., Warm. 1100 B.C., Very Warm.

Based on the timeline, the climate in ancient times was
. The climatic changes were drastic. The planet suffered from
hot and cold climatic conditions. There is no strict pattern that the weather seems to follow. Only one thing is certain: the winters became
as time passed by.