1. Measuring Historical Time

2. Copy the following on your timeline:
AD1500
AD2000
4000 BC
500BC
AD500
“0”?
written language
fall of Rome
(AD476)
Renaissance A D B C
BC = Before Christ
BCE = Before Common Era
A = Pre-history
B = Ancient History
C = Middle Ages
D = Modern History
AD = Anno Domini – Latin for “In the year of our Lord” (NOT After Death!)
CE = Common Era

3. More Practice: A D B C AD1500 AD2000 4000 BC 500BC AD500 “0”?
written language
fall of Rome
(AD476)
Renaissance A D B C
Which date occurred MOST recently: 1500BC or 500BC?
If a civilization started in 2500BC and lasted for 1300 years, what year did it end?
If a person was born in 775BC and lived for 50 years, what year did he die?
If a person graduated from high school in 1990, what century did she graduate in?
If a person born today lives for 100 years, what century will they celebrate their 100th birthday in?
Answers:
500BC
1200BC
725BC
20th
22nd