Timelines

What span of time is used on this timeline? 

• 1850s
• 1850-2000
• 1865-1968
• 1850-1950

Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 

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

Timelines are read from

• right to left
• left to right
• upside down
• not read

Timelines must be in _____________ order

• newest to oldest
• guess
• no
• chronological

B.C.E. stands for

• Before Christ
• Best Common Era
• Before Common Era
• Common Era

B.C. Stands for

• Before Common Era
• Before Christ
• Before Columbus Era
• Best Cousins

Which group of dates are arranged in chronological order?

• 100 AD, 200 AD, 300 BC, 150 BC
• 1000 BC, 450 BC, 2013 CE, 2014 CE
• 450 BC, 200 BC, 100 AD, 98 AD
• 1000BC, 300 BC, 400 BC, 10 AD

Which timeline is labeled correctly?

• A
• B
• C

Did King Hammurabi rule ancient Mesopotamia BEFORE or AFTER Pharaoh Thutmose I ruled ancient Egypt? 

• Before
• After

Which set of dates is in the correct chronological order?

• 1900, 1800, 1700, 1600
• 1600, 1800, 1700, 1900
• 1700, 1800, 1900, 1600
• 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900