Reading a Timeline

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. 

In what year did Nintendo release Game Boy?

• 1996
• 1989
• 1978

How many events are on this timeline?

• 2
• 6
• 3

What was released in 2006?

• Office 2003
• BluRay Players
• Xbox 360

Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 

• Last use of hieroglyphic writing
• Rosetta Stone is carved
• Settlers in Nile Valley
• Development of hieroglyphic writing

Could an event from 1987 be placed on this timeline? 

• YES
• NO

Timelines should include 

• predictions about the future
• unimportant events
• important events

In what year was Xbox 360 released?

• 2004
• 2005
• 2006

A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.

• timeline
• chronos
• title
• Anno Domini

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

• True
• False