Understanding Timelines and BC/AD - BCE/CE Dates

How many years in a century?

• 100
• 1000
• 10

How many years in a decade?

• 100
• 1000
• 10

How many years in a millenium?

• 100
• 1000
• 10

How many years between 50BC and AD 200?

• 150
• 250
• 450

How many years between 5000BC and 2000BC?

• 7000
• 250
• 3000

What is a Circa?

• 10 years
• When the exact date is not known
• 100 years
• Everything

On a timeline, B.C.E. is represented

• on the right side of the timeline
• on the left side of the timeline
• in the year zero
• B.C.E. is never on a timeline

On a timeline, C.E. is represented

• on the right side of the timeline
• on the left side of the timeline
• in the year zero
• C.E. is never on a timeline

Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 

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

How many years passed between the settlement of the Nile Valley and the building of the Pyramids of Giza? 

• 3,300 Years
• 900 Years
• 5,100 Years
• 1,100 Years