1. B.C.E. (aka B.C.) It’s All Ancient History B.C. means before the birth of Christ Also known as B.C.E. or Before Common Era 0 B. C E C. E

2. C.E. (aka A.D) C.E. stands for Common Era Also known as Anno Domini (year of our Lord) 0 B. C. E C. E

3. Moving through Historical Time When trying to calculate how much time has passed between two points in history consider this: When moving between two dates in the same era (300 C.E and 500 C.E) or (600 B.C.E and 200 B.C.E.) you subtract the larger from the smaller

4. Moving through Historical Time When trying to calculate how much time has passed between two points in history consider this: When moving between two dates from different eras (300 B.C.E. to 300 C.E) you add the two numbers together. Why Add? 300 to 0 PLUS 0 to 300= 600

5. Put the Following Events from History in Chronological Order 350 B.C.E Alexander the Great 10,000 B.C.E -people in the Middle East domesticate the first goats and dogs. 500 C.E Indians Invent the game of Chess 1200 B.C.E Judaism Begins 410 C.E Rome is burned 2500 B.C.E Great Pyramid of Giza Built 130 C.E China begins the Silk Road 100 C.E Rise of Christianity 630 C.E Islam begins to Spread 104 C.E. Chinese invent paper

6. How did you do? 10,000 B.C.E -people in the Middle East domesticate the first goats and dogs. 2500 B.C.E Great Pyramid of Giza Built 1200 B.C.E Judaism Begins 350 B.C.E Alexander the Great 0 100 C.E Rise of Christianity 104 C.E. Chinese invent paper 130 C.E China begins the Silk Road 410 C.E Rome is burned 500 C.E Indians Invent the game of Chess 630 C.E Islam begins to Spread

7. Math Extension How many years passed between: 1. Fall of Rome and the Invention of Chess 2. The domestication of dogs and the Great Pyramid 3. The Birth of Judaism and the Rise of Christianity 4. Alexander the Great and the Invention of Paper 5. Fall of Rome and the Spread of Islam