1. Today we are going to learn about Timelines.
What are we doing today?
Today we are going to learn about Timelines.

2. Why are we learning about Timelines?
Time lines help
us to understand
History!!

3. know is your learned this?
How will Mrs. Savoy
know is your learned this?
1. If you are able to order events into
chronological order.
2. If you are able to read a timeline – interpret their data.
3. If you are able to make a timeline.
Tests/quizzes
PROJECTS - make timelines.
Reading timelines when we study Ancient Civilizations.
Placing data on a time line
Organizing data in chronological order

4. CHRONOLOGICAL - Chronologically
Arranged in the order in which events happened; according to date
Arranged in order of occurrence; so a story may be chronological, in which case it relates events in the sequence they occurred;

5. A few abbreviations to know:
B.C.
Before Christ
A.D.
Anno Domino
(in the year of our Lord)

6. BC and AD relate all dates to the birth of Jesus
BC and AD relate all dates to the birth of Jesus. Referring to Jesus Christ - using dates that are based on the birth of Jesus - which are part of the Christian Religion. However, this was seen as offensive to non-Christians, so, historians developed new terms to date events.

7. BIRTH OF CHRIST AD1 Alleged date of the birth of Jesus Christ
BIRTH OF CHRIST AD1 Alleged date of the birth of Jesus Christ. Calendar dates back from here (BC: Before Christ) and forward from here.
c. 4 B.C. birth of Jesus
c. 6 BC – Suggested birth (earliest)

8. Brief timeline of Jesus. Important years from empirical sources. c
Brief timeline of Jesus. Important years from empirical sources. c. 6 BC – Suggested birth (Earliest) c. 4 BC – Herod's death c. AD 6 – Suggested birth (Latest). Quirinius census c. AD 26 – Pilate appointed Judea governor  c. AD 27 – Suggested death (Earliest). c. AD 36 – Suggested death (Latest);

9. B.C.E. -
BEFORE THE COMMON ERA
C.E. -
COMMON ERA/
CHRISTIAN ERA

10. Since many non-Christians have come to use this calendar, an alternative notation "C.E." is sometimes used. It is presently uncertain what the original meaning of this abbreviation was, although today it is taken to mean either the Common Era or the Christian Era: many references cite both. 

11. Often, the letter “C” will appear before the date on a time line
Often, the letter “C” will appear before the date on a time line. This “c” stands for the word circa which means “around”. This notation is used when the exact date is not known.

12. BIRTH OF CHRIST AD1 Alleged date of the birth of Jesus Christ
BIRTH OF CHRIST AD1 Alleged date of the birth of Jesus Christ. Calendar dates back from here (BC: Before Christ) and forward from here.
c. 4 B.C. birth of Jesus
c. 6 BC – Suggested birth (earliest)

13. Brief timeline of Jesus. Important years from empirical sources. c
Brief timeline of Jesus. Important years from empirical sources. c. 6 BC – Suggested birth (Earliest) c. 4 BC – Herod's death c. AD 6 – Suggested birth (Latest). Quirinius census c. AD 26 – Pilate appointed Judea governor  c. AD 27 – Suggested death (Earliest). c. AD 36 – Suggested death (Latest);

14. What is a CENTURY?
A century is one hundred of something, usually one hundred consecutive years

15. If people lived in the 1st century, they lived between the
year 0 – 99.
If they lived in the 2nd century, they would have lived between the years
1st Century
100
1st Century
2nd Century
100
200

16. When an event is said to have happened in the 6th century (or even the 6th century BCE), the years in which the event could have occurred are between 500 – 599 (or 500 – 599 BCE).
1 CE
500 – 599 CE
599 – 500
BCE

17. For example: Buddha was born in 563 BCE, which would mean he was born in the
6th century BCE.
Buddha Born
563 BCE
5th
4th
3rd
2nd
1st
6th
1 CE

18. What century are we part of today…. 2017?
Remember…… always go up…………………
21st Century

19. When numbering in C. E. (or A. D
When numbering in C.E. (or A.D.) – remember the number simply go up (get larger) the farther you move to the right.

20. When numbering in B. C. E. (or B. C
When numbering in B.C.E. (or B.C.) – remember the number gets larger the farther you move to the left. CE

21. Why are Timelines Important?
Why should we study them?
We need to know that history has an order.
History is organized chronologically.
Once you understand and know about events
chronologically – We can begin to
explain/ examine historical relationships.   
Knowing about TIMELINES, we can begin to look at/answer these questions:
Which King or Queen came before who?
Which battle was when?
Were the Greeks more ancient than the Egyptians?
Could King Henry VIII have met Florence Nightingale?

22. Timelines help
us to understand
History!!