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Timelines and Chronology

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A timeline shows events in what order?

a)

most to least important

b)

chronological

c)

alphabetical

d)

random

2.

In 1492 Columbus arrived in North America. What century was that?

a)

the 2nd

b)

the 13th

c)

the 14th

d)

the 15th

3.

Timeline of Cousin Stephanie


1989-Born in Sewanne, Tennesse

1995- Sister is born

2002- Takes her first coding class in 7th grade

2007- Graduates from high school and moves to Nashville to attend college

2011- Graduates from Vanderbilt University with a degree in computer science

2012- Starts working at Tesla

2016- Moves to Chicago and starts working at Venmo


Which of these events happened first?

a)

Stephanie started working at Tesla

b)

Stephanie moved to Nashville

c)

Stephanie moved to Chicago

d)

Stephanie started working at Venmo

4.

Colonial America 1607-1664


1607-The Colony of Jamestown is founded in Virgina

1620- Pligrams land in New England

1623- Settlers land in New Hampshire

1624- A Dutch colony called New Netherland is founded

1634- Maryland is founded

1636- Settlers land in Rhode Island

1638- The Swedes found Fort Christina

1655- The Dutch capture the Swedish colony and make it part of New Netherland

1664- The British capture New Netherland and rename it New York.


Which of these Colonies was settled or founded last?

a)

Maryland

b)

New Netherlands

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Rhode Island

5.

Colonial America 1607-1664


1607-The Colony of Jamestown is founded in Virgina

1620- Pligrams land in New England

1623- Settlers land in New Hampshire

1624- A Dutch colony called New Netherland is founded

1634- Maryland is founded

1636- Settlers land in Rhode Island

1638- The Swedes found Fort Christina

1655- The Dutch capture the Swedish colony and make it part of New Netherland

1664- The British capture New Netherland and rename it New York.


When did settlers land in Rhode Island?

a)

1636

b)

1634

c)

1655

d)

1607

6.

Which of these does not have a set number of years?

a)

a decade

b)

an era

c)

a millennium

d)

a century

7.

True or False


Timelines only include present and future events.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of these questions could you most likely use a timeline of ancient Mexico to answer?

a)

What colors are on the Mexican flag?

b)

What languages are spoken in Mexico?

c)

When did the Olmec civilization flourish?

d)

What did the ancient Zapotecs typically eat?

9.

Using the BC and AD system, 35 years after Jesus Christ's birth was the year

a)

AD 36

b)

36 AC

c)

BC 36

d)

36 ADBC

10.

Which of these dates is the most recent?

a)

50 CE

b)

2000 CE

c)

500 BCE

d)

2000 BCE

11.

Which of these dates is during the 19th century?

a)

2001

b)

1999

c)

1902

d)

1815

12.

What does AD represent on a timeline?

a)

After Dinosaurs

b)

Anno Domini

"year of our lord"

c)

After Dinner

d)

After Dateline

13.

A decade is equal to .......

a)

100 years

b)

365 days

c)

120 days

d)

10 years

14.

A century is equal to .......

a)

10 years

b)

365 days

c)

100 years

d)

120 days

15.

What does BC represent on a timeline?

a)

Before Christmas

b)

Before Christ

c)

Before Commoners

d)

After Death

16.

The evenly spaced time periods on a timeline (example: 5 years, 1 year ,10 years)

a)

Intervals

b)

multi-tiered

c)

dividers

d)

sequencing tables

17.

What does BCE represent on a timeline?

a)

before Christ arrived

b)

Before common early tools

c)

Before common era

d)

before christ

18.

What does CE stand for on a timeline?

a)

common era

b)

constant era

c)

clearly early

d)

Common errors

19.

The division between BC and AD is based on what?

a)

The makers of the Gregorian calendar chose a year at random.

b)

The Gregorian calendar begins when its makers calculated Jesus was born.

c)

The Gregorian calendar begins when its makers calculated Jesus died.

d)

No one knows.

20.

On the Gregorian calendar, what year comes right after 1BC?

a)

The year zero.

b)

The year AD1

c)

The year 1953

d)

an elephant

21.

A period of one thousand years is called:

a)

a millennium

b)

a century

c)

a polar bear

d)

a decade

22.

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. 

23.

What interval is being used?

a)

25 years

b)

150 years

c)

50 years

d)

no interval used

24.

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

25.

Which word means arranged in the order that events happened?

a)

decade

b)

historian

c)

chronological

d)

circa