How Long Is a Generation?
As a Matter of Common Knowledge, We Know That a Generation Averages About 25 Year's—from the Birth of a Parent to the Birth of a Child—Although It Varies Case...
As a matter of common knowledge, we know that a generation averages about 25 years—from the birth of a parent to the birth of a child—although it varies case by case.
How many generations are there in 100 years?
Generally, three or four generations span 100 years, but depending on a number of factors, that same amount of time could produce as little as two generations or as many as five generations. The average span between one generation and the next is about 25 to 30 years, so a safe answer would be 75 to 90 years.
How far back is 7 generations?
It is believed to have originated with the Iroquois – Great Law of the Iroquois – which holds appropriate to think seven generations ahead (about 140 years into the future) and decide whether the decisions they make today would benefit their children seven generations into the future.
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