1. Timelines

2. Timelines BC: Before Christ’s birth ( before the year 0)
We now call this BCE “before common era” because not everyone follows Christ
BC and BCE are on the same area of the timeline
AD: “anno domino” after Christ’s birth (after the year 0)
We now call this CE “common era” because not everyone is a follower of Christ
CE and AD are in the same area on a timeline
You will see both so be aware!

3. How do timelines work? BCE is to the left of zero.
The farther the date from zero the OLDER the event
AD/CE is to the right
The farther the date from zero, the NEWER the event