What is History?

Chronological order can be described as

• a long and distinct period of history.

• a graphic representation of the passage of time as a line.

• an arrangement of things following one thing after another in time

• a second-hand account of an event created after the event.

At what year does BC/BCE change to AD/CE?

• At year 0

• At year 1

• At year 100

• At year 1,000

How many years are in a decade?

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

• 10,000

What is a millennium?

• a period of 100 years

• a period of 10 centuries

• a period of 10 decades

• a period of 100 centuries

A century is ___________ years.

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 1,000 years

• 1 million years

To figure out how many years passed between 600 BCE and 300 BCE you would use

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

To figure out how many years passed between 3700 BCE and 150 CE, you would use

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

1. Because the U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed in A.D. 1776, it would be classified as an event that occurred in

• Prehistory

• Ancient History

• The Middle Ages

• Modern History

1. About how many years passed between the Aryans bringing Hindu ideas to India and the Aryans controlling northern India? Look at Timeline

• 500 years

• 1000 years

• 2000 years

• 2500 years

1. About how many years before the birth of Jesus in A.D. 1 was the Buddha born? Look at Timeline

• 1,000 years

• 265 years

• 563 years

• 1563 years