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Timelines Ch.9 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of a century?

a)

A time period of 10 years

b)

A time period of 100 years

c)

A time period of 1,000 years

d)

An approximate date

2.

Which of the following is an example of a decade?

a)

The 20th century

b)

The 3rd millennium

c)

The 1980s

d)

Circa 1500 BCE

3.

What does the term "millennium" refer to?

a)

A time period of 10 years

b)

A time period of 100 years

c)

A time period of 1,000 years

d)

An approximate date

4.

What does "chronological order" mean?

a)

The order in which events actually happened

b)

An approximate date

c)

A time period of 100 years

d)

A time period of 10 years

5.

What is the meaning of "circa"?

a)

A time period of 1,000 years

b)

A time period of 100 years

c)

An approximate date

d)

The order in which events actually happened

6.

What is an era?

a)

A short period marked by minor changes

b)

A long period characterized by a specific feature or development

c)

A brief moment in history

d)

A single event in time

7.

Which of the following is an example of an epoch?

a)

The Industrial Era

b)

The Digital Era

c)

The Prehistoric Epoch

d)

The Modern Age

8.

What is a key difference between an era and an epoch?

a)

An era is longer than an epoch

b)

An epoch is marked by major related developments

c)

An era is more significant than an epoch

d)

An epoch is a single event

9.

What does the term "tier" refer to in a timeline?

a)

A single event

b)

A row, usually a part of a series, with one row above another

c)

A long period of time

d)

A specific date

10.

Which of the following is a tip for understanding an era?

a)

It is a single event

b)

It describes a significant time of change

c)

It is marked by unrelated developments

d)

It is shorter than an epoch

11.

BC ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Is equal to BCE
Is equal to CE
Is equa to 100 years
Is equal to 10 years
Means approximately
Is equal to AD
12.

Decade ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
is equal to 10 years
is equal to 100 years
is equal to CE
is equal to BCE
Means approximately
13.

BCE and ______ represent the same era of time on a timeline.

a)

BC

b)

CE

c)

AD

d)

DC

14.

Which of these dates is the closest to now?

a)

20 CE

b)

2023 BCE

c)

1776 AD

d)

5300 BC

15.

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

Choose from the below words
1911 CE
1911 BCE