Timelines

Which set of dates is in the correct chronological order?

• 1900, 1800, 1700, 1600
• 1600, 1800, 1700, 1900
• 1700, 1800, 1900, 1600
• 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900

A _________ is a period of 100 years.

• decade
• century
• Era
• chronological order

What did the person on this timeline do at 7:15am?

• Wake Up
• Catch the Bus
• Brush Teeth

Ben Franklin moved to London between the years 1720 and 1730.

• True
• False

What interval is being used?

• 25 years
• 150 years
• 50 years
• no interval used

What part of a timeline informs the reader what the timeline is about?

• The events on the timeline.
• The title.
• The spacing of the years.
• The number of events the author chooses to include. 

The ________ identifies the topic of the timeline.

• Before Christ
• Era
• Title
• chronological order

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

• Anno Domini
• chronological
• title
• periods of time

Timelines are read from

• right to left
• left to right
• upside down
• not read

A __________ is a period of 10 year.

• century
• year
• decade
• Era