Timeline Practice

BCE stands for ...

• Before Christ Era

• Before Common Era

• Before Christ

CE stands for ...

• Christ Era

• Correct Era

• Common Era

BC stands for ...

• Before Christ

• Before Common

• Before Common Era

How many years are between 500BCE and 2000?

• 2050

• 2500

• 500

• I don't know

The Roman Empire began in 27 BCE. The Achaemenid (Persian) Empire ended in 330 BCE. Which event happened first?

• Birth of the Roman Empire

• Fall of the Persian Empire

Which ancient Greek war happened first? The Trojan War (1150-1140 BCE) or the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE)

• The Trojan War

• The Peloponnesian War

Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul succeeded in 51 BCE. Caesar's Civil War aka the Great Roman Civil War ended in 45 BCE. Which event happened second?

• Conquest of Gaul

• Great Roman Civil War

The Sack of Rome occurred in 410 CE. The Byzantine Empire was created in 330 CE. Which event happened first?

• Creation of the Byzantine Empire

• Sack of Rome

Constantinople was founded in 330 CE.

Istanbul was founded in 1930 CE.

Which event was more recent?

• Constantinople's founding

• Istanbul's founding

True or False:

The fall of the Roman Republic (27 BCE) happened after the split of the Roman Empire (395 CE).

• True

• False