HISTORY SKILLS

Learning Objectives

• To identify key terms describing time.• To describe the difference between BCE

and CE.• To give names to centuries.• To position events into chronological order.

How is time divided up?

century

decade

week

millennium

year

________ years________ years________ days

________ years

________ days

century

decade

week

millennium

year

10 years

100 years

7 days

1000 days

365 days

TASK - Put the following time periods into order from shortest to

longest

day

hourweek monthyear decade

millennium minute

century second

dayhour

weekmonthyear

decade

millennium

minute

century

second

What is Chronology

?Chronology is the arrangement of events or dates in the order of

their occurrence

Historians used talk about years in terms of BCE or CE as a way of dividing time. Today we use

BCE and CE.

BCE stands for Before Christ and CE stands for Anno Domini (in

the year of the Lord). BCE stands for Before the Common Era. CE

stands for the Common Era

Year 0when Jesus was born

Year 0when Jesus was born

- (BCE) +(CE)

500 years 2012 years

500 BCE 100 BCE 100 CE 2000 CE500 CE 2016 ceNOW!

BCE years move backwards in time starting

from the year 0.

CE years move forward in time from the year 0 until

you reach today.

Activity 1 – Complete a timeline with the following dates:

- (BCE) +(CE)

Year 0when Jesus was born

54 BCE200 CE140 BCE1650 CE1880 CE390 BCE1988 CE

2016 CE

NOW500BCE

BCE years move backwards in time starting

from the year 0.

CE years move forward in time from the year 0 until

you reach today.

ANSWERS - Complete a timeline with the following dates:

- (BCE) +(CE)

Year 0when Jesus was born

54 BCE200 CE140 BCE1650 CE1880 CE390 BCE1988 CE

2016 CE

NOW500BCE

BCE years move backwards in time starting

from the year 0.

CE years move forward in time from the year 0 until

you reach today.

390 BCE

140BCE

54 BCE 1988

CE1880 CE

200 CE 1650

CE

Arrange this list of years in order starting with the most recent date first.

Arrange this list of years in order starting with the oldest date first.

2014CE123BCE2010BCE2001CE22BCE72CE1599CE

10,000BCE2016BCE410BCE54BCE33CE1008CE2016CE

BCE CE

Arrange this list of years in order starting with the most recent

date first.

2016CE54BCE33CE2016BCE1008CE10,000BCE410BCE

Arrange this list of years in order starting with the oldest date

first.

2014CE123BCE2014BCE1960CE22BCE72CE1599CE

BCE CE

Answers

How are centuries counted?

How are centuries counted?

It seems complicated at first but the first century CE begins with the year 1 and terminates with the year 100CE.The second century begins with the year 101 an terminates with the year 200 and continues in that fashion.

This is why the century always seems one ahead what you might think it is. For instance 1550 is in the 16th century and 1865 is in the 19th century.

We are living in the 21st century. This is because it is the 21st century after Jesus was born in year 0.

This is because . . . • The years 0 to 99CE were the First Century. • The years 100CE to 199CE were the Second Century. This means that . . . • The year 175CE is in the __________ Century• The year 369CE is in the __________ Century

By putting things in chronological order we can discover interesting things about an event.

Chronology is the study of when things happened.

Events are put into the order of when they happened. This is called Chronological Order

yeardecademillenniumcentury

Learning Objectives• To identify key terms describing time.• To describe the difference between BCE and CE.• To give names to centuries.• To position events into chronological order.

week• The year 163CE

is in the ______ Century

• The year 1972CE is in the ______ Century• The year 1043CE is in the ______ Century

Chronology is the arrangement of events or dates in the order

of their occurrence

CE years move forward in time from the year 0 until

you reach today.

BCE years move backwards in time starting from the year 0.

Connect the year to the century

2008CE950CE33CE1968CE1789CE1066CE1848CE54BCE410CE1472CE

18th Century1st Century BCE5th Century10th Century1st Century21ST Century20th Century11th Century19th Century15th Century

Answers2008CE950CE33CE1968CE1789CE1066CE1848CE54BCE410CE1472CE

21ST Century10th Century1st Century20th Century18th Century11th Century19th Century1st Century BCE5th Century15th Century

Activity 5 – Put these events into chronological order. Cut out the pictures and put Chronological Order to make

a time line. Glue into your books.

First Fleet Arrive in Australia 1788

Elizabeth II became Queen 1952

Apology to the Stolen Generation- 2008

American Terrorist Attack - 2001

The Great Pyramid built – 2500 BCE

Jesus is born year 0

Australia’s first inhabitants arrive 50 000 BCE

Chinese discover that boiling water will sterilise it 1708

Alan Rickman dies 2016 Bubonic Plague 1347

Complete the timeline of your life marking major

milestones

Today – I am teaching you

HOMEWORK :

You are to complete the timeline of your life

marking major milestones

1985

I was born

1991

I started Primary School.

1992

I moved house.

I started high school.

1998

20032004

2008

2012 2013 2014 2016

My first job at Wendy’s Ice creams

2000

I finished high school

I moved out of home

and went to uniI went on a

big holiday overseas

after graduating2010

I started teaching.

I bought my house I started working at

CPAHSI got

married

The Timeline of my Life by Ms Smith