Timeline Quiz

A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.

• timeline
• chronos
• title
• Anno Domini

A timeline shows the order in which events have occurred.  This is called __________________ order.

• Anno Domini
• chronological
• title
• periods of time

A __________ is a period of 10 year.

• century
• year
• decade
• Era

A _________ is a period of 100 years.

• decade
• century
• Era
• chronological order

Timelines must be in _____________ order

• newest to oldest
• guess
• no
• chronological/sequential

Timelines are read from

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

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

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

What part of a timeline informs the reader what the timeline is about?

• The events on the timeline.
• The title.
• The spacing of the years.
• The number of events the author chooses to include.