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Pre-quiz Timelines

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A.D. =

a)

After Death

b)

After Domination

c)

Anno Domini

d)

After Christ

2.

B.C.E. =

a)

Before Common Era

b)

Before Christ Existed

c)

Before Current Existence

d)

Before Common Error

3.
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
4.
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
5.
Which set of dates is in the correct chronological order?
a)
1900, 1800, 1700, 1600
b)
1600, 1800, 1700, 1900
c)
1700, 1800, 1900, 1600
d)
1600, 1700, 1800, 1900
6.

Which year happened first?

a)

2018 A.D.

b)

2018 B.C.

7.

Which year happened first?

a)

1800 B.C.

b)

765 B.C.E.

8.

Which year happened most recently?

a)

2005 C.E.

b)

2005 B.C.E.

9.

Which year happened most recently?

a)

2300 B.C.

b)

2003 C.E.

10.

Which year happened most recently?

a)

874 A.D.

b)

1473 A.D.

11.

When did the first recorded Olympic Games take place?

a)

1000 B.C.

b)

776 B.C.

c)

A.D. 500

d)

A.D. 1120

12.

How many years passed between the appearance of board games in Ur and then in Greece and Rome?

a)

3000 B.C.

b)

3300 years

c)

27 years

d)

2700 years

13.

Which happened earlier?

a)

gladiator combats in Rome

b)

fencing in Egypt

c)

chess in Persia

d)

playing cards in China

14.

Which came later?

a)

wrestling

b)

board games

c)

open-air tennis

d)

playing cards in China

15.

The Greeks began playing ball games in about 500 B.C. Which option shows where this event should be on the timeline?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

How many years passed between the invention of playing cards and open-air tennis?

a)

231 years

b)

1120 years

c)

1351 years

d)

2471 years

17.

What is the earliest event on this timeline?

a)

0

b)

dice and board games in Ur

c)

A.D. 1500

d)

gladiator combats in Rome

18.

What event occurred 10 years before Ruzi Ying became emperor?

a)

Rome gains control of Alexandria, Egypt

b)

Herod the great dies

c)

Ruzi Ying becomes emperor

d)

Teotihuacan is center of Maya culture

19.

Where was Teotihuacan?

a)

Egypt

b)

Judea

c)

China

d)

Mexico

20.

How many years passed between Ruzi Ying becoming emperor and the year A.D. 12?

a)

36 years

b)

10 years

c)

18 years

d)

6 years