How can we use timelines as a tool for studying history?

Do now: Fill in the blanks.

A Decade = _____________ years

A Millennium =____________ years

A Century= ____________years

10

1,000

100

Create a timeline of your life, labeling 5 important events of your life.

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*NOTES*

B.C. (before Christ) refers to the time period before Christ was born. It is also known as B.C.E. (Before the Common Era

A.D. (from the Latin words Anno Domini-meaning “in the year of our Lord”) refers to the years from the birth of Christ up to the present. Instead of A.D, many writers and historians now use C.E., meaning the “Common Era”.

How should present time (Sept 3, 2014) be identified? B.C. or A.D.?

Common Timeline Terms

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After ZeroAD – Anno DominiCE – Common Era1st Century through the 21stCentury

Before Zero BC – Before ChristBCE – Before the CommonEra1st Century BC, etc.

Directions: Create another timeline in your notebook. Put the events & dates in chronological order from the earliest to the most recent. (5 minutes)

500 B.C. Persian Wars begin

520 A.D Mohammed the Prophet is born

1800 B.C. Hebrews migrate to Egypt

1291 A.D. Crusades end

1760 B.C. Shang Family rules China

20__ A.D. YOU WERE BORN

____________________________________________________1800 B.C.

1760 B.C.

500 B.C.

520 A.D.

1291 A.D.

1993 A.D.

Common Timeline Terms1 – 100 AD = 1st Century AD101 – 200 AD = 2nd Century AD201 – 300 AD = 3rd Century AD

1 – 100 BC = 1st Century BC101 – 200 BC = 2nd Century BC201 – 300 BC = 3rd Century BC

Working with the Terms

What century are we in now? The 21st Century

What century was the year 451 AD in? The 5th Century

What century was the year 33 BC in? The 1st Century BC

How long ago was 450 BC? 2014 + 450 = 2464

How many years passed from 45 BCE to 45 CE?45 + 45 = 90

1. Which groups of dates is arranged in correct chronological order?

B. 123 B.C., 124 B.C., 18 B.C., 1985 A.D.

C. 37 B.C., 38 B.C., 98 A.D., 1995 A.D.

D. 557 A.D., 234 B.C., 56 A.D., 22 B.C.

SAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE

A. 567 B.C., 214 B.C., 567 A.D., 1865 A.D.