Timelines

A time line is...

• ... a picture with historical dates

• ... a graph of numbers

• ... a list of events in the order that they happened

A timeline must be in _______________ order.

• chronological

• random

• alphabetical

What happened in 1828?

• The Indian Removal Act

• Andrew Jackson was elected President

• Polk was elected President

What came first?

• The Tennessee State capitol building was constructed

• The Indian Removal Act

The earliest event cited on this timeline is _________ .

• 1830

• 1900

• 1950

• 1969

Timelines should include 

• predictions about the future
• unimportant events
• important events

Chronological order means

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

What event on this timeline happened FIRST?

• Settlers in the Nile

• Pyramids of Giza built

• Rosetta Stone carved

What does it mean to organize events in chronological order?

• To organize events in a random order.
• To organize events in time order. 
• To organize events according to my own order.
• To organize events in order of popularity.