Reading Timelines

What year did Disney buy Marvel?

Timelines must be in _____________ order

• newest to oldest

• guess

• no

• chronological/sequential

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 interval is being used (blue lines)?

• 1000 years

• no even interval!

• 500 years

• 400 years

What interval is being used?

• 25 years

• 150 years

• 50 years

• no interval used

How many years does this timeline represent? 

• 8 years

• 150 years

• 4 years

• 1850-1950 years

Ben Franklin moved to London between the years 1720 and 1730.

• True

• False

What happened right BEFORE the person ate breakfast?

• He got dressed

• He caught the bus

• He brushed his teeth

Chronological order means

• first to last in time order

• will happen in the future

• never happened

• last to first

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

• To display events in chronological order

• To predict future events

• To show random historical facts

• To compare different cultures