Timeline Conventions Review

A timeline...

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• displays a series of events in a random order

• displays a series of events in chronological order

• can help us understand how historical events are connected

• can be organized vertically or horizontally

The timeline that I will be making for Humanities class will present 10 key events from the history of which food product?

• Coffee

• Tea

• Bread

• Sugar

Qualities of an effective timeline include...

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• selective use of engaging images

• large paragraphs of information

• consistent fonts, text sizes, and color schemes

• lots of information crowded closely together

When creating your timeline, you must...

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• Paraphrase all your research

• Thoughtfully select 10 events in the history of sugar

• Display your events in chronological order

• Keep track of your sources

I plan to organize my timeline...

• Vertically

• Horizontally

• I haven't decided yet!

Select the two CORRECT pairs of time notation.

• AD - CE

• BCE - AD

• BC - AD

• BCE - CE

Which form of time notation makes a direct reference to Christianity and the birth of Christ?

• BC - AD

• BCE - CE

I plan to use the following terminology in my timeline...

• BC - AD

• BCE - CE

• I'm not sure yet!

An event that happened in the 15th century took place in the...

• 1600s

• 1500s

• 1400s

• 500s

An event that happened in the 19th century took place in the...

• 2000s

• 1900s

• 1800s

• 900s