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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
• 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
beginning
Middle
End
Timelines
Oldest dates
More recent dates
•Horizontal Timeline
•From left to right
Timelines
oldest
dates
•Vertical timelines
•From top to bottom
More
recent
dates
Visual graphic of time dating
500
BC
500
AD
250
BC
BC, BCE count
down to the birth
of Christ
250
AD
The Birth of Jesus
AD, CE count up
from the birth of
Christ
Comparison of timelines and
number lines
What similarities do you recognize between the number line and
the timeline?
0
-400
-300
-200
-100
400
BC
300
BC
200
BC
100
BC
0
100
200
300
400
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
5000 BC
2500BC
China
India
0
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
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?
1500BC
You try it!!
2000BC
1500BC
A
1000BC
500BC
B
0
You Try it?
1500BC
2000BC Shang
Dynasty
753BC
1066
City of
Rome is
founded
England’s
first king is
crowned
0
1776
2000
Go
America!!
Place the dates in the corresponding
events based on what you have learned
about timelines
753 BC
1776
1500BC
1066
You try it!!
1250BC
500BC
0
700
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!!
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?
Kings
Shang
1500BC
Ancient Rome
Republic
Empire
Ancient China
Zhou
war
Han
war
Qin
1000BC
500BC
0
500
The Silk Road
The line graph represents the connection between Ancient
China and Ancient Rome.
1000