How can we use timelines as a tool for studying history? Do now: Fill in the blanks. A Decade = _____________ years A Millennium =____________ years A Century= ____________years 10 1,000 100 Create a timeline of your life, labeling 5 important events of your life. <--.---------.-----------------.------------------.--------------.-------------

*NOTES* B.C. (before Christ) refers to the time period before Christ was born. It is also known as B.C.E. (Before the Common Era A.D. (from the Latin words Anno Domini-meaning “in the year of our Lord”) refers to the years from the birth of Christ up to the present. Instead of A.D, many writers and historians now use C.E., meaning the “Common Era”. How should present time (Sept 3, 2014) be identified? B.C. or A.D.?

<_____________________ 0______________________> Common Timeline Terms <_____________________ 0______________________> Before Zero BC – Before Christ BCE – Before the Common Era 1st Century BC, etc. After Zero AD – Anno Domini CE – Common Era 1st Century through the 21st Century

Directions: Create another timeline in your notebook Directions: Create another timeline in your notebook. Put the events & dates in chronological order from the earliest to the most recent. (5 minutes) 500 B.C. Persian Wars begin 520 A.D Mohammed the Prophet is born 1800 B.C. Hebrews migrate to Egypt 1291 A.D. Crusades end 1760 B.C. Shang Family rules China 20__ A.D. YOU WERE BORN 1800 B.C. ____________________________________________________ 1760 B.C. 500 B.C. 520 A.D. 1291 A.D. 1993 A.D.

Common Timeline Terms 1 – 100 AD = 1st Century AD 101 – 200 AD = 2nd Century AD 201 – 300 AD = 3rd Century AD 1 – 100 BC = 1st Century BC 101 – 200 BC = 2nd Century BC 201 – 300 BC = 3rd Century BC

Working with the Terms What century are we in now? The 21st Century What century was the year 451 AD in? The 5th Century What century was the year 33 BC in? The 1st Century BC How long ago was 450 BC? 2014 + 450 = 2464 How many years passed from 45 BCE to 45 CE? 45 + 45 = 90

SAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE Which groups of dates is arranged in correct chronological order? B. 123 B.C., 124 B.C., 18 B.C., 1985 A.D. C. 37 B.C., 38 B.C., 98 A.D., 1995 A.D. D. 557 A.D., 234 B.C., 56 A.D., 22 B.C. A. 567 B.C., 214 B.C., 567 A.D., 1865 A.D.