Time line

When did the first recorded Olympic Games take place?

• 1000 B.C.

• 776 B.C.

• A.D. 500

• A.D. 1120

When did the first recorded Olympic Games take place?

• 1000 B.C.

• 776 B.C.

• A.D. 500

• A.D. 1120

Which happened earlier?

• gladiator combats in Rome

• fencing in Egypt

• chess in Persia

• playing cards in China

What event occurred in A.D. 6?

• Rome gains control of Alexandria, Egypt

• Herod the great dies

• Ruzi Ying becomes emperor

• Teotihuacan is center of Maya culture

What event occurred 10 years before Ruzi Ying became emperor?

• Rome gains control of Alexandria, Egypt

• Herod the great dies

• Ruzi Ying becomes emperor

• Teotihuacan is center of Maya culture

Where was Teotihuacan?

• Egypt

• Judea

• China

• Mexico

BCE and ______ represent the same era of time on a timeline.

• BC

• CE

• AD

• DC

AD and _____ represent the same era of time on a timeline.

• BC

• DC

• BCE

• CE

Which 2 time designations mark the time before the birth of Christ?

• BC and BCE

• AD and CE

• DC and CE

• AD and BC

This latin term is used to estimate a year if the exact year is unknown.

• circa

• decade

• century

• era