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Timelines

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following the vocab to the definition

a)

BC

1.

means Before Christ

b)

BCE

2.

means Before Common Era

c)

AD

3.

means in the Year of Our Lord

d)

CE

4.

means Common Era

2.

There is no year (type in a number)

(a)  

3.

Year _ AD represents the birth of Christ (type in a number)

(a)  

4.

AD does not mean​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
after death
all done
almost divided
5.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

means Before Christ

is the same as BCE

these dates are arranged like negative numbers on a number line

means Anno Domini

is the same as CE

starts with year 1

BC
AD
6.

Which date is the same as 776 BCE​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
776 BC
776
7.

Which date is the same as 2023?​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
2023 AD
2023 BCE
8.

Which date is the same as 1911 AD​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
1911 CE
1911 BCE
9.

Put these dates in the correct order.

a)

3500 BC

b)

1352 BC

c)

220BC

d)

1AD

e)

1492 AD

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
10.

Put these dates in the correct order

a)

1186 BC

b)

497 BC

c)

44BC

d)

23BC

e)

1776 AD

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
11.

Put these dates in the correct order

a)

6500 BC

b)

2650BC

c)

2539BC

d)

2538 BC

e)

2400 BC

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
12.

Put these dates in the correct order

a)

679 BC

b)

539 BC

c)

1 AD

d)

1941

e)

1978

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
13.

Put these dates in the correct order

a)

1492

b)

1776

c)

1929

d)

1993

e)

2001

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
14.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

22 BCE

776 BC

509 BC

629 BCE

23 BCE

1966

2024 CE

1216 AD

1776

Dates that are considered Before Christ
Dates that are in the Year of Our Lord
15.

Look at the timeline. Use the labels provided to identify which time this represents.

16.

Look at the order of the dates on this timeline. Which labels represents the dates?

17.

Use the timeline image and organize the details based on the river valley where it happened

Categorize the following

3500 BC 1st bronze tools made

1792 BC Hammurabi becomes king

1323 BC King Tut dies

2650BC the 1st pyramid is built

2500 BC 1st cities are built

1500 BC this civilization ends

220 BC starting to build Great Wall

210 BC Emperor Qin dies

Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus
China
18.

Which 2 letters mean In the Year of our Lord?

(a)  

19.

Which 2 letters mean the same as AD but are not based on Christianity?

(a)  

20.

Which letters mean the same as BC but are not based on Christianity?

(a)