Reading Timelines

What year did Clark think he saw the Pacific Ocean?

• 1806

• 1805

• 1804

• 1803

What year did Lewis and Clark return home?

• 1806

• 1805

• 1804

• 1803

In September 1804 Lewis and Clark saw a prairie dog. Could this event be added to the timeline?

• Yes

• No

What did the person on this timeline do at 7:15am?

• Wake Up

• Catch the Bus

• Brush Teeth

What happened FIRST on this timeline?

• The person woke up

• The person ate breakfast

• The person got dressed

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

• Anno Domini

• chronological

• title

• periods of time

Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 

• Last use of hieroglyphic writing

• Rosetta Stone is carved

• Settlers in Nile Valley

• Development of hieroglyphic writing

What year did WW2 start?

• 1944

• 1939

• 1940

• This never happened.

What was released in 2006?

• Office 2003

• BluRay Players

• Xbox 360

What is the primary purpose of a timeline in social studies?

• To display events in chronological order

• To list random historical facts

• To show future predictions

• To compare different cultures