Transcript AD - tmsteam742

Name: _____________________________
Date: ______________________________
Period: 1
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A few things to know:
Chronological B.C. –
A.D. –
B.C.E. –
C.E. –
cWhat is a century?
If people lived in the 1st century, during
which years would they have lived?
If they lived in the 2nd century, during
which years would they have lived?
During which century do we
currently live in?
Label one of these lines with A.) BCE/BC and the other B.) CE/AD
1CE
100 CE
400 BCE
200 CE
300 BCE
300 CE
200 BCE
400 CE
100 BCE
1 AD
Why should be learn about timelines?
1. We need to know that ___________________ has an order.
2.
History is organized ____________________
3. Once you understand and know about events
chronologically – We can begin to explain/ examine
historical______________________________
Who is older, someone born in 1760 BCE or someone born in 1450 BCE?
How many years difference is there between 250 BCE and 264 BCE?
How many years difference is there between 1436 BCE and 1524 CE?
You visit a cemetery and one of the tombstones reads, “ Born in the 15th
century, died in the 16th century.” Make up possible dates that this person
may have been born and died.
Look at the following 10 dates: Put them in Chronological Order by reordering
with the oldest date at the top of the column and the most current event at the
bottom. You DO NOT need to rewrite the events, just the dates/numbers.
3,000 B.C. – First plow used in
China
1,800 B.C. - Code of Hammurabi
recorded
900 B.C. – Greek City-State of
Sparta founded.
476 C.E. – Rome Falls to
Germanic invaders.
2,772 B.C.E – Egyptians create
365 day calendar.
20,000 B.C. - Hunter-gatherers
paint the walls of caves near
Avignon, France
5,000 B.C.E - First Towns settle in
Sumer.
45 B.C. – Julius Caesar becomes
dictator of Rome.
101 A.D. Chinese invented paper.
776 B.C.E. – First Olympic Games
held.