Calendars and Timelines

BC

• Before Christ
• Before Christmas
• Before church
• Before bed

A __________ is a period of 10 year.

• century
• year
• decade
• Era

A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.

• timeline
• chronos
• title
• Anno Domini

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

How many months are in a year?

• 15

• 12

• 10

• 24

The solar calendar is based upon the Earth rotating around the moon.

• True

• False

The lunar calendar is based upon the Earth rotating around the moon.

• True

• False

The name of our calendar

• Roman Calendar

• Gregorian Calendar

• Julian Calendar

AD stands for...

• After Death

• After Dead

• Ann Dominoes

• Anno Domini

Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 

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

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

• Pyramids of Giza built
• Development of hieroglyphic writing

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7