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Due Wed 11/10 : Timelines (Miller, Kim, Conrad)

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A timeline shows the order in which events have occurred.  This is called __________________ order.
a)
Anno Domini
b)
chronological
c)
title
d)
periods of time
2.

A __________ is a period of 10 years.

a)

century

b)

year

c)

decade

d)

Era

3.

BC stands for what?

a)

Before Christ

b)

Before Christmas

c)

Before church

d)

Before Christians

4.

AD stands for what......?

a)

Anno Domini

b)

After Death

c)

After Dinner

d)

Already Done

5.

What does CE stand for?

a)

Common Era

b)

Christmas Eve

c)

Cheers Everyone!

6.
A _________ is a period of 100 years.
a)
decade
b)
century
c)
Era
d)
chronological order
7.

What does BCE stand for?

a)

Before Common Era

b)

Before Christmas Eve

8.
Which group of dates are arranged in chronological order?
a)
100 AD, 200 AD, 300 BC, 150 BC
b)
2010 CE, 2013 CE, 2014 CE, 2017 CE
c)
450 BC, 200 BC, 100 AD, 98 AD
d)
1000BC, 300 BC, 400 BC, 10 AD
9.
Timelines must be in _____________ order
a)
newest to oldest
b)
guess
c)
no
d)
chronological/sequential
10.
Timelines are read from
a)
right to left
b)
left to right
c)
upside down
d)
not read
11.
On a timeline, B.C.E. is represented
a)
on the right side of the timeline
b)
on the left side of the timeline
c)
in the year zero
d)
B.C.E. is never on a timeline
12.
On a timeline, C.E. is represented
a)
on the right side of the timeline
b)
on the left side of the timeline
c)
in the year zero
d)
C.E. is never on a timeline
13.

How many years are between 50BC and 200AD ?

a)

150

b)

250

c)

450

14.
How many years between 5000BC and 2000BC?
a)
7000
b)
250
c)
3000
15.
How many years passed between the settlement of the Nile Valley and the building of the Pyramids of Giza? 
a)
3,300 Years
b)
900 Years
c)
5,100 Years
d)
1,100 Years
16.
What is on the left side of a timeline?
a)
BC dates
b)
AD dates
17.

Which set of dates is in the correct chronological order from least to greatest?

a)

1900, 1800, 1700, 1600

b)

1600, 1800, 1700, 1900

c)

1700, 1800, 1900, 1600

d)

1600, 1700, 1800, 1900

18.
Which set of dates is in the correct chronological order?
a)
100 BC, 200 BC, 300 BC, 400 BC
b)
200 BC, 300 BC, 400 BC, 100 BC
c)
400 BC, 300 BC, 200 BC, 100 BC
d)
300 BC, 400 BC, 200 BC, 100 BC
19.
The system of labeling years with A.D. and B.C. is based upon the birth of what historical figure person?
a)
George Washington
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
Jesus
20.
What part of a timeline informs the reader what the timeline is about?
a)
The events on the timeline.
b)
The title.
c)
The spacing of the years.
d)
The number of events the author chooses to include. 
21.
Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 
a)
Last use of hieroglyphic writing
b)
Rosetta Stone is carved
c)
Settlers in Nile Valley
d)
Development of hieroglyphic writing
22.
Which timeline is labeled correctly?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
23.
Did King Hammurabi rule ancient Mesopotamia BEFORE or AFTER Pharaoh Thutmose I ruled ancient Egypt? 
a)
Before
b)
After
24.
Could an event from 1987 be placed on this timeline? 
a)
YES
b)
NO
25.
Which happened first, the building of the Pyramids or the development of hieroglyphic writing?
a)
Pyramids of Giza built
b)
Development of hieroglyphic writing
26.
What was released in 2006?
a)
Office 2003
b)
BluRay Players
c)
Xbox 360
27.
Did King Hammurabi rule ancient Mesopotamia BEFORE or AFTER Pharaoh Thutmose I ruled ancient Egypt? 
a)
Before
b)
After
28.

A timeline is a ____________ that displays a series of _______ in order.

a)

person, time

b)

line, events

c)

time, lines

29.

Chronological is a record of events starting with the ________ and following the __________ in which they occurred.

a)

earliest, order

b)

latest, order

c)

night, day

30.
Ben Franklin moved to London between the years 1720 and 1730.
a)
True
b)
False
31.

What is the year differences between the salamander and the sunflower?

a)

24 years

b)

105 years

c)

86 years

d)

91 years

32.

What year did the buffalo become the Kansas animal?

a)

1955

b)

1986

c)

1937

d)

1903

33.

What era of time do we live in?

a)

CE

b)

BCE

34.

Ancient Times (BCE) always_______.

a)

count down

b)

count up

c)

count decades

d)

count centuries

35.

What is another name for 1600 C.E.?

a)

1800 C.E.

b)

600 B.C.

c)

1600 B.C.E

d)

1600 A.D.

36.

What time period best describes this photograph?

a)

B.C.

b)

C.E.

c)

B.C.E.

37.

What is another name for 1600 C.E.?

a)

1800 C.E.

b)

600 B.C.

c)

1600 B.C.E

d)

1600 A.D.

38.

Which year happened first?

a)

2018 A.D.

b)

2018 B.C.

39.

Which year happened first?

a)

1800 B.C.

b)

765 B.C.E.

40.

Which year happened most recently?

a)

2005 C.E.

b)

2005 B.C.E.

41.
A timeline can represent any length of time.
a)
true
b)
false
42.

Which of these dates is the OLDEST?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

Which of these dates is the OLDEST?

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

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

a)

BC and BCE

b)

AD and CE

c)

DC and CE

d)

AD and BC

45.

Which of these dates is the OLDEST?

a)
b)
c)
d)

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