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Understanding Timelines

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

BCE represents the same era of time as

a)

BC

b)

AD

c)

CE

2.

Which of the following dates is the OLDEST?

a)

AD 220

b)

AD 110

c)

2019 CE

d)

1500 CE

3.

Which group of dates are arranged in chronological order?

a)

100 AD, 200 AD, 300 BC, 150 BC

b)

201 BCE, 2000 BCE, 204 CE, 2017 CE

c)

450 BC, 200 BC, 100 AD, 980 AD

d)

1000BC, 3000 BC, 400 BC, 10 AD

4.
Anno Domini means
a)
Year of the lord
b)
After Death
c)
Domino Effect
d)
After Dominic
5.
What did the person on this timeline do at 7:15am?
a)
Wake Up
b)
Catch the Bus
c)
Brush Teeth
6.
A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.
a)
timeline
b)
chronos
c)
title
d)
Anno Domini
7.
B.C. Stands for
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christ
c)
Before Columbus Era
d)
Best Cousins
8.
B.C.E. stands for
a)
Common Era
b)
Best Common Era
c)
Before Common Era
d)
Before Christ
9.
C.E stands for...
a)
Before common Era 
b)
Common Era
c)
Christ Evolution 
d)
Coming Entrance 
10.
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
11.
How many years between 50BC and AD 200?
a)
150
b)
250
c)
450
12.
How many years between 5000BC and 2000BC?
a)
7000
b)
250
c)
3000
13.

How do you feel about your understanding of AD/BC time and chronology?

a)

I fully understand all components of timelines and chronology

b)

I understand most components of timelines and chronology

c)

I understand half of the components of timelines and chronology

d)

I do not understand timelines and chronology

14.

Which year is most recent

a)

5000 BCE

b)

400 CE

c)

200 BCE

d)

1300 CE

15.
Timelines are read from
a)
right to left
b)
left to right
c)
upside down
d)
not read
16.
Timelines must be in _____________ order
a)
newest to oldest
b)
guess
c)
no
d)
chronological