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Time and Timelines

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A __________ is a period of 10 year.
a)
century
b)
year
c)
decade
d)
Era
2.
A _________ is a period of 100 years.
a)
decade
b)
century
c)
Era
d)
chronological order
3.
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
4.

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

5.

What interval is being used?

a)

25 years

b)

150 years

c)

50 years

d)

no interval used

6.
Which timeline is labeled correctly?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
7.
Choose the timeline that correctly labels the following events.
1500 B.C.E. Hinduism is founded in India 
2085 B.C.E.   Judaism is founded by Abraham
30 C.E.  Christianity is founded by followers of Christ 
610 C.E.  Islam is founded by followers of the Prophet Mohammed
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
8.
Did King Hammurabi rule ancient Mesopotamia BEFORE or AFTER Pharaoh Thutmose I ruled ancient Egypt? 
a)
Before
b)
After
9.

How many years are in a Millenium?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

10000

10.

Did Mayan civilization begin before or after the birth of Jesus (pbuh)?

a)

Before

b)

After

11.

When were Mechanical clocks invented in Europe?

a)

1400s BC

b)

1400s BCE

c)

1400s AC

d)

1400s CE

12.

What does AD stand for?

a)

After Death

b)

After Deciding

c)

Anno Domini

d)

Another Date

13.

What does BCE stand for?

a)

Before Christ Enters

b)

Before Common Era

c)

Back Centuries Etcetera

d)

Being Centuries Everywhere

14.

What does CE stand for?

a)

Christ Enters

b)

Common Everything

c)

Christ Era

d)

Common Era

15.
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
16.

BCE represents the same era of time as

a)

BC

b)

AD

c)

CE

17.

CE represents the same era of time as

a)

BC

b)

AD

c)

CE

18.

What event did historians use to mark Year 1AD?

a)

the birth of Christ

b)

the death of Christ

c)

the creation of the Earth

d)

the ministry of Muhammad

19.

What era of time do we live in?

a)

CE

b)

BCE

20.
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
21.
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
22.
Anno Domini means
a)
Year of the lord
b)
After Death
c)
Domino Effect
d)
After Dominic
23.

Which year happened first?

a)

417 A.D.

b)

1225 A.D.

24.

Which year happened first?

a)

2018 A.D.

b)

2018 B.C.

25.

Which year happened first?

a)

1800 B.C.

b)

765 B.C.E.

26.

Which year happened first?

a)

893 A.D.

b)

1400 A.D.

27.

Which year happened most recently?

a)

648 B.C.E.

b)

245 B.C.E.

28.

Which year happened most recently?

a)

2300 B.C.

b)

2003 C.E.

29.

Which year happened most recently?

a)

874 A.D.

b)

1473 A.D.

30.

1492 C.E. could also be called

a)

1492 B.C.E.

b)

1492 A.D.

c)

1492 B.C.

31.

If a tower was built in 800 BCE and burned down 10 years later. What year did it burn down?

a)

810 BCE

b)

790 BCE

c)

810 CE

d)

790 CE

32.

If an Emperor was crowned in 15 BCE and their Empire was overthrown in 5 CE. How many years were they Emperor?

a)

20 Years

b)

10 Years

c)

We don't know.

d)

15 Years

33.

A person returns home from a journey in 1200 CE. Their journey lasted 20 years. What year did they start their journey?

a)

1220 CE

b)

1180 CE

c)

1220 BCE

d)

1180 BC

34.

Which year falls within the 17th Century.

a)

1872

b)

1762

c)

1605

35.

Which year happened in the 1st century BCE

a)

89

b)

102

c)

89 BCE

d)

102 BCE

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