Timeline Vocabulary Quiz

How long is a decade?

• 1 year

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 1000 years

How long is a century?

• 1 year

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 1000 years

Which 2 time designations mark the time before the birth of Christ?

• BC and BCE

• AD and CE

• DC and CE

• AD and BC

How many years in a millennium?

• 100 years

• 10 year

• 1 year

• 1,000 years

Which is the same as the 20th century?

• 1800s

• 1900s

• 2000s

• 2100s

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

A ______________________ is a tool used to show the order in which events occur.

• horizontal

• timeline

• event

• chronological order

Which year happened first?

• 2018 A.D.

• 2018 B.C.

Which year happened first?

• 417 A.D.

• 1225 A.D.

Chronological

• a level of information

• graphic organizer; used to organize dates and events

• the order in which events happened in time

• more than one level of information