Timelines & Sources

Timelines must be in _____________ order

• newest to oldest
• guess
• no
• chronological/sequential

Chronological order means

• first to last in time order

• will happen in the future
• never happened
• last to first

Timelines should include 

• predictions about the future
• unimportant events
• important events

A timeline can represent any length of time.

• true
• false

Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 

• Last use of hieroglyphic writing
• Rosetta Stone is carved
• Settlers in Nile Valley
• Development of hieroglyphic writing

What interval is being used (blue lines)?

• 1000 years
• no even interval!
• 500 years
• 400 years

Could an event from 1987 be placed on this timeline? 

• YES
• NO

What interval is being used?

• 25 years
• 150 years
• 50 years
• no interval used

Which happened first, the building of the Pyramids or the development of hieroglyphic writing?

• Pyramids of Giza built
• Development of hieroglyphic writing

How many years does this timeline represent? 

• 8 years
• 150 years
• 4 years
• 1850-1950 years