Time Dating

Organization Is the KEY!!

Part One

Specialized Vocabulary

Specialized Vocabulary of History

• Decade• Century• Age• Era

• Ancient• Circa• BC/BCE• AD/CE

century

• 100 year period

• Period of time

• 700s, 800s, 900s

decade

• Period of time

• 10 year period

• 90s, 80s

ancient

• Before the year zero

• Really really really old !!!

era

• Period in history

• Impacted by people or events

age

• Bronze

• Stone

• Iron

• Golden

AD/CE• Time dating period• “Anno Domini” = The year of our Lord• After the birth of Christ

BC/BCE

• Time dating period• Before the birth of Christ

Circa or c.

• Around

• Not quite sure

• Not exactly

Part Two

Timelines

Timelines

• Timelines are used to organize dates and information in the order in which they happen from beginning to end

beginningMiddle

End

Timelines

Oldest dates More recent dates

•Horizontal Timeline

•From left to right

Timelinesoldest dates

More recent dates

•Vertical timelines

•From top to bottom

BC, BCE count down to the birth of Christ

AD, CE count up from the birth of Christ

Visual graphic of time dating

500 BC

250 BC

The Birth of Jesus

250AD

500 AD

Comparison of timelines and number lines

What similarities do you recognize between the number line and the timeline?

0

0

-400 -300 -200 -100 100 200 300 400

400BC

300BC

200BC

100 BC

100 200 300 400

Parallel Timelines

• Parallel timelines are used to compare different places at the same time.

• This is used to show significant events around the world that are occurring at the same time.

Parallel Timelines

Mesopotamia

Egypt

India

China

5000 BC0

2500BC

Thursday, August 18

Things that make you

feel stupid…

*Don’t forget to have

your composition

book at your desk!

*IF you are here early,

please help pass

them out QUIETLY

and CALMLY.

Quick Notes for understanding timelines

• BC/BCE counts down to zero– Ex… 2000BC, 1500BC, 1000BC

• AD/CE counts up from zero– Ex… 1000, 1500, 2000– Dates in AD/CE do not have the initials by

them

You try it!!

2500BC 1500BC

1. What type of timeline is this? Horizontal or Vertical

2. How many years does this timeline cover?

3. Is this before the birth of Christ?

4. What is the alternative (another name) to BC?

You try it!!

2000BC 1000BC 0

A B

1500BC 500BC

You Try it?

753 BC 1776 1500BC 1066

0 20002000BC ShangDynasty

City of Rome is founded

England’s first king is crowned

Go America!!

Place the dates in the corresponding events based on what you have learned about timelines

1500BC 753BC 1066 1776

You try it!!

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500BC

700

1250BC Hinduism appears in India

Siddhartha Gautama is born, founder of Buddhism

Jesus is born, founder of Christianity

The Prophet Muhammad is born, founder of Islam

1. Which of these is the oldest religion?

2. Which event took place during the CE /AD?

3. What would be an appropriate title for this timeline?

You try it!!

01000BC 500BC 500 10001500BC

Shang Zhou

Qin

Han warwarAncient China

Kings Republic EmpireAncient Rome

The Silk Road

The line graph represents the connection between Ancient China and Ancient Rome.

When Rome was being ruled by Kings, which dynasty was in control of China?

During which time period did the Chinese trade with the Romans? Give the period in history for each civilization.

Why do you think they stopped trading so abruptly?