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Timelines * The basics *

This edition designed for individual student use and & self-checking: answers included. * What is it used for? A is used to show historical events in chronological order.

Chronological Order = The order in which events occur. * How does it get set up? • Events go in order from left to right, or top to bottom. • Beginning and end dates should be clearly marked. • marks should be placed on the line in even intervals (1 year, 10 , 100 years, 1000 years... depends on length of timeline). • Events may be written directly above or below the line. Be sure the year each happened is clear. Like this....

5000 B.C.E. 4000 B.C.E. 3000 B.C.E. 2000 B.C.E. NOT this...

8000 B.C.E. 3000 B.C.E. 2000 B.C.E. 1000 B.C.E.

OR this...

5000 B.C.E. 3000 B.C.E. 2000 B.C.E.

4000 B.C.E. * AND DEFINITELY NOT THIS!!!!

8000 B.C.E. 1000 B.C.E. 2000 C.E. 3000 B.C.E.

All of these rules are designed to help timeline accurately make a VISUAL of the passage of . So you can easily SEE which events came first, and the passage of time between each event. * On your paper, draw a timeline starting at 4000 B.C.E. and ending at 4000 C.E. * Include a hash mark to indicate every 1000 years! * When you are finished, go to to the next page to check your answer.

* Your turn to try!!! Check with a partner!

4000 3000 2000 1000 1000 2000 3000 4000 B.C.E. B.C.E. B.C.E. B.C.E. C.E. C.E. C.E. C.E.

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 Years are labeled B.C.E. or C.E.  All of the above years are labeled.  Hash marks are evenly .  A “zero” is included.  All years are clear and easy to read. It’s starting to look like alphabet soup!

* The battle of:

B.C. and A.D. vs. B.C.E. and C.E. B.C. and A.D. B.C.E. and C.E.

* B.C. stands for “before * B.C.E. means “before ” common ” * A.D. stands for “anno * C.E. means “common era” domini” which means * Used by most historians “year of our Lord” today (more politically * Originally used by correct because not Christian historians from focused on 1 religion). .

Both are used to differentiate between ancient and more modern . A.D. does NOT mean “after dinosaurs” or “after death,” although many students use those as memory tricks!

Your turn – do #2 on worksheet! Then, check next page for answers. B.C.E. and C.E. can be thought of as negative and positive numbers on a number line.

500 500 100 0 100 B.C.E. B.C.E. C.E. C.E.

- 500 - 100 0 + 100 + 500

Think about it: 1. How many years passed between 100 B.C.E. and 100 C.E.? 2. How many years passed between 100 C.E. and 500 C.E. ? Events in B.C.E. Events in C.E. Extinction of dinosaurs American Revolution Building of pyramids Life of MLK, Jr. Invention of the wheel World War II * How much time has passed? # 1

3000 2000 1000 1000 2000 3000 B.C.E. B.C.E. B.C.E. C.E. C.E. C.E.

0 # 2 3. How many years passed between 2000 B.C.E. and 3000 C.E.? Hint: add the numbers on both sides of the zero.

4. How many years passed between 2000 C.E. and 3000 C.E.? Hint: subtract the smaller number from the bigger number. * How much time has passed? # 1

3000 2000 1000 1000 2000 3000 B.C.E. B.C.E. B.C.E. C.E. C.E. C.E.

0 # 2 3. How many years passed between 2000 B.C.E. & 3000 C.E.? Hint: add the numbers on both sides of the zero. Answer: 5000 years

4. How many years passed between 2000 C.E. & 3000 C.E.? Hint: subtract the smaller number from the big. Answer: 1000 years * Sample Timeline: History of Paper Paper arrives in the Middle First Paper East newspaper used in First form 701 C.E. in of paper 748 C.E. 1st known 950 C.E. created in The line break printed China. shows a gap in the Paper book 150 B.C.E. timeline. used in 868 C.E. Egypt 800 C.E.

700 C.E. 800 C.E. 900 C.E. First Paper newspaper used in First form in China Spain of paper Paper 748 C.E. 1st known 950 C.E. created in arrives in printed China. the Middle Paper book 150 B.C.E. East used in 868 C.E. 701 C.E. Egypt 800 C.E.

700 C.E. 800 C.E. 900 C.E. Try your knowledge:

5. Where would the “0” year be placed on this timeline? 6. How many years passed between paper being created and arriving in the Middle East? 7. How many years passed between paper being used in Egypt & arriving in Spain? Try your knowledge - Answers

5. Where would the “0” year be placed on this timeline? In the “gap” between 1st and 2nd event.

6. How many years passed between paper being created and arriving in the Middle East? 851 years – add to get your answer

7. How many years passed between paper being used in Egypt and arriving in Spain? 150 years – subtract to get your answer * What is a double layer timeline?

2001 2006 1st iPod Wii is released 2009 released First iPhone

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2005 Hurricane Katrina hits 2009 New Orleans 2003 Barack Obama U.S.A. begins is elected Operation Iraqi President Freedom A double layer timeline is used to compare two different sets of events. For instance, the timeline on the last slide compared advancements in Popular Technology and U.S. History events.

8. What technology was released the same year Barack Obama was elected President of the U.S.? 9. How could this be useful for historians? 10. How could this be useful for you as a student? A double layer timeline is used to compare two different sets of events. Answers 8. What technology was released the same year Barack Obama was elected President of the U.S.? The iPhone. 9. How could this be useful for historians? Allows them to compare events from different aspects of history, or in different places. 10. How could this be useful for you as a student? Allows you to relate events in history to your own life, or a timeline with which you are very familiar. Mrs. Celis TPT

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