Timelines and Chronological Order of History

​Timelines

Chronological Order of Historical Events

Draw

Draw a timeline of your day.

​ https://youtu.be/ccwFRZFsDbk

• ​BC = Before _______ or...

• BCE = Before the ___________

​ex. 10 BC

• ​AD = Anno _______ or...

• CE = Common _____

​​ex. AD 10

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Timeline Terms​

Draw

draw an arrow pointing to 2350 BC (BCE)

Decade = 10 years

Century = 100 years

Millennium = 1,000 years

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2nd largest geological time

300-150 million yrs.​

ERa

smallest geological time

2.5 - 40 million yrs.​

Epoch

• ​BC = Before Christ

• BCE = Before the Common Era

​ex. 10 BC or 10 BCE

• ​AD = Anno Domini ("year of our Lord") or...

• CE = Common Era

​​ex. AD 10 or CE 10

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Timeline Terms​

​Years Between Dates​

Same labels = Subtraction

Different Labels = Addition​

​Ex.) 500 BC to 300 BC = _____ yrs.

​Ex.) 500 BC to AD 300 = _____ yrs.​

Multiple Choice

A.D. stands for

• Annual Domino

• Anno Domini

• After Death

• Acci Dental

Multiple Choice

B.C.E. =

• Before Common Era

• Before Christ Existed

• Before Current Existence

• Before Common Error

Multiple Choice

2018 A.D. could also be called

• 2018 C.E.

• 2018 B.C.E.

• 2018 B.C.

Multiple Choice

B.C. stands for...

• Before Christ

• Before Chickens

• Before Christianity

• Before Clocks

Multiple Choice

What does Anno Domini translate to in English?

• after death

• year of the Lord

• before Christ

Multiple Choice

This is a period of 10 years

• A decade

• A century

• A millennium

• None of the Above

Multiple Choice

This is a period of 100 years

• Decade

• Century

• Millennium

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Which timeline is labeled correctly?

• A
• B
• C

Multiple Choice

When there are no letters before or after a date, the date is considered to be...

• A.D. (or CE)

• B.C. (or BCE)

Multiple Choice

Which year happened first?

• 567 B.C.

• 525 A.D.

Multiple Choice

C.E. means

• Certain Era

• Before the Common Era

• Common Era

• Christ's Era