Tools of the historian

A timeline shows the order in which events have occurred.  This is called __________________ order.

• Anno Domini
• chronological
• title
• periods of time

A __________ is a period of 10 year.

• century
• year
• decade
• Era

BC

• Before Christ
• Before Christmas
• Before church
• Before bed

AD

• Anno Domini
• After Death
• After Dinner
• Already Done

CE

• Common Era
• Christmas Eve
• Cheers Everyone!

A _________ is a period of 100 years.

• decade
• century
• Era
• chronological order

BCE

• Before Common Era
• Before Christmas Eve

Which group of dates are arranged in chronological order?

• 100 AD, 200 AD, 300 BC, 150 BC

• 2010 CE, 2013 BCE, 2014 CE, 2017 BCE

• 450 BC, 200 BC, 20 AD, 98 AD

• 1000BC, 300 BC, 400 BC, 10 AD

On a timeline, B.C.E. is represented

• on the right side of the timeline
• on the left side of the timeline
• in the year zero
• B.C.E. is never on a timeline

On a timeline, C.E. is represented

• on the right side of the timeline
• on the left side of the timeline
• in the year zero
• C.E. is never on a timeline