Whats The Difference?
The Construction of Stonehenge (c. 3000 BCE) and the Reign of Hammurabi (1792 BCE)
3000 - 1792 = 1208 years
What does BC stand for
Before Christ
Socrates (Born: 470 BCE, Died: 399 BCE)
470 - 399 = 71 years
True or False: There is a year 0 on a timeline.
FALSE
Give an example of a primary source
autobiographies
letters
government records
diaries
artifacts
The Rise of the Minoan Civilization (c. 2000 BCE) and the Battle of Marathon (490 BCE)
2000 - 490 = 1510 years
What does CE stand for
Common Era
Cleopatra VII (Born: 69 BCE, Died: 30 BCE)
69 - 30 = 39 years
If you put these events on a timeline, which would go 4th?
The Fall of the Western Roman Empire:476 CE
The Signing of the Magna Carta:1215 CE
The Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope:1990 CE
The Birth of Alexander the Great: 356 BCE
The Launch of the Hubble Telescope
What is a primary source?
An original document or firsthand account from the time being studied.
The Black Death in Europe (1347 CE) and the Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (1492 CE):
1492 - 1347 = 145 years
What does BCE stand for
Before Common Era
William Shakespeare (Born: 1564 CE, Died: 1616 CE)
1616 - 1564 = 52 years
If you put these events on a timeline, which would go 2nd?
The Reign of Hammurabi in Babylon: 1792 BCE
The Birth of Buddha: 563 BCE
The Edict of Milan Issued by Constantine: 313 CE
The Construction of the Pyramids of Giza: 2560 BCE
The Reign of Hammurabi in Babylon
What is a secondary source?
A source of information that was created after an event took place
Invention of the Telephone (1876 CE) to Launch of the First iPhone (2007 CE)
2007 - 1876 = 131 years
What are the rules when setting up a problem when both dates occur in BCE/BC?
Take the number of the older event (larger number) and SUBTRACT it from the more recent event (the smaller number)
Augustus Caesar (Born: 63 BCE, Died: 14 CE)
63 + 14- 1 = 76 years
If you put these events on a timeline, which would go 1st?
The Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor: 800 CE
The Start of the Protestant Reformation: 1517 CE
The Battle of Marathon: 490 BCE
The Death of Alexander the Great: 323 BCE
The Battle of Marathon
Give me an example of a secondary source
biographies
textbooks
encyclopedias
essays
articles
The Construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza (2560 BCE) and the Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE)
2560 + 476 = 3036 years
What does AD stand for
Anno Domini
What are the rules when setting up a problem where the first date is in BCE and the second is in CE?
Add the two numbers together and subtract 1
If you put these events on a timeline, which would go 3rd?
Founding of the Roman Republic: 509 BCE
Construction of the Great Wall of China: 221 BCE
Fall of Constantinople:1453 CE
The signing of the Declaration of Independence (United States):1776 CE
Fall of Constantinople
What are current years labeled?
AD or CE