Reading Timelines

Do Now: Fill in the blanks A Decade = ______________ years A Millennium = ___________ years A Century = ______________ years

Decade 10 years

Millennium 1000 years

Century 100 years

B.C. BC (Before Christ) refers to the time period before Christ was born. It is also known as B.C.E. (Before Common Era)

A.D. From the Latin words Anno Domini- meaning “in the year of our Lord”, refers to the years from the birth of Christ up to the present. Instead of A.D., many writers and historians now use C.E. (Common Era)

Timelines BC= AD= BCE= CE= Before Christ Anno Domini Before the Common Era Common Era BC= BCE AD= CE

Possible Multiple Choice Question: Which groups of dates is arranged in correct chronological order? 567 BC, 214 BC, 567 AD, 1865 AD 123 BC, 124 BC, 18 BC, 1985 AD 37 BC, 38 BC, 98 AD, 1995 AD 557 AD, 234 BC, 56 AD, 22 BC