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

What does B.C. stand for?

Before Christ

100

When a timeline is broken into years of 10's we say it is separated into ___________________.

Decades

100

Place these dates in chronological order

100 BC            AD 1230 

AD 655           

What is ....

100 BC

AD 655 

AD 1230 

100

100 BC,    AD 100,   1995 BC,    or AD 1995


What is 1995 BC?

100

How many decades were their from the year 1950 to 2010? 

6 decades

200

What does B.C.E. stand for?

Before the Common Era

200

What is the scale on this timeline?

   1960       1980       2000        2020

___l________l________l________l_____


What is 20 years?

200

Put these dates in chronological order:

567 BC

609 BC

AD 567 


What is ...

609 BC

567 BC

567 AD

200

3000 BC,  4000 BC,  1000BC,  or 999BC

What is 4000 BC?

200

How many centuries are there between 300 AD to 1200 AD? 


9 centuries

300

What does C.E. stand for?

Common Era 

300

Timelines that are broken down into centuries show intervals of ______________________ years.

100

300

Which event would be found in the timeline below?

1000 BC     500 BC       50 BC    150 AD    800 AD 

     ______________________________________  


1) 609 BC Babylonians defeat Assyrians

2) 1333 BC King Tut begins his rule

3) 1479 BC First female Pharaoh


609 BC Babylonians defeat Assyrians 

300

AD 1993,   AD 1921,  AD 2012,   AD 1809

What is AD 1809?

300

Name 3 topics we are studying this year? 


1st is investigating the past

2. Ancient Egypt 

3. Ancient China 


400

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

Anno Domini

In the year of the lord

400

When a timeline is broken into years of 1000s we would say it is broken down into ________________.

What is a Millennium?

400

Which set of dates is in correct order....

a. 566 BC, 214 BC, 567 AD, 1867 AD

b. 38 BC, 75 BC, 98 AD, 1995 AD

c. 559 AD, 56 AD, 22 BC, 234 BC

A

566 BC - 214 BC - 567 AD - 1867 AD

400

Which is true?

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

b. Timelines only show major events.

c. Timelines are only shown in years.

A

400

What did sir do for a job before he was a teacher ?

Chef

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

 On a timeline _______ allows for the accurate placement of events relative to each other based on their chronological order

Scale 

500

How do you find out the amount of time between a date in BC/BCE and AD/CE?

addition 

Example 275BC + 1725=  2000 years 

500

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

1) Minutes

2) Weeks

3) Years

3) Years

500

How do you spell sir's name ?

Mr Srianekkul 

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