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B.C./A.D?
Vocabulary!
Chronological Order
Which happened first?
It's a Mystery!
100

What does B.C. stand for?

Before Christ

100

When a timeline is broken into years of 10 - what is that called? (ten years equals a_______)

A Decade

100

Place these dates in chronological order

2000 BCE           1800 CE

200 CE           

What is ....

2000 BCE (1st)

200 CE (2nd)

1800 CE (3rd)

100

100 BC,    AD 100,   2000 BC,    or AD 1990


2000 BC

100

How many decades were their from 1950BC  to 2010 BC?

6 decades

200

What does B.C.E. stand for?

Before the Common Era

200

When a timeline is broken into intervals of 1000 we would say it is a ____________

(1000 years equals a __________)

A Millennium

200

Put these dates in chronological order:


1000 BC

600 BC

AD 500


What is ...

1000 BC (1st)

600 BC (2nd)

500 AD (3rd)

200

3000 BC,  4000 BC,  1000BC,  or 999BC

4000 BC

200

How many centuries are there between 300 AD to 1000 AD? 

7
300

What does C.E. stand for?

Common Era 

300

A century is how many years on a timeline?

100 years

300

Which event would be found the timeline below?

1000 BC     500 BC       50 BC    150 AD    800 AD 

     ______________________________________  


   609 BC Babylonians defeat Assyrians

1333 BC King Tut begins his rule

1479 BC First female Pharaoh


609 BC Babylonians defeat Assyrians 

300

 1993,   CE 1921,   2012,   CE 1809

CE 1809

300

When was the Declaration of Independence written?

When is... 1776

400

What does A.D. stand for and what does it actually mean?

Anno Domini

In the year of the lord

400

The year __________ does NOT exist!


Zero 


0

400

Which set of dates is in correct order from left to right....

a) 500 BC, 215 BC, 500 AD, 1800 AD

b) 38 BC, 100 BC, 400 AD, 1990 AD

c) 550 AD, 5 AD, 200 BC, 250 BC

A

500 BC - 215 BC - 500 AD - 1800 AD

400

Which is true?

a. All timelines show events and dates in chronological order.

b. Timelines cannot use BC/AD abbreviations

c. Timelines do not have to show events in order

A

400

1 BC/BCE is farther ahead in time than 2002 BC/BCE

True or false 

True

500

Why do some people label the timeline with B.C. &  A.D. and other culture groups B.C.E. & C.E.?

People around the world are different religions and are not all are Christians which the BC/AD timeline is based on. 
500
A _______________ is a list of events that happened in chronological order - this is typically separated into days/months/years.

A Timeline!

500

Which side are the BC/BCE eras on when making horizontal timeline? (the left or right side?)

Left


500

If you were to create a timeline of your own life which interval would be best to use:

A) Minutes

B) Days

C) Years

Years

500

Is measured from greatest to least

what is BC/BCE