Carrie is between Amy and Bob Brain Workout Amy, Bob, Carrie, and Dan are standing in line to buy ice cream. See if you can figure out their order from the following clues: Carrie is between Amy and Bob Dan is next to Amy Bob is not first

The ANSWER is…… Dan is first Amy is second Carrie is third Bob is fourth DAN AMY CARRIE BOB Connection: All timelines involve looking at events and placing them where they make sense.

What are the two time periods? BC/ AD BC- stands for before Christ AD- stands for Anno Domini Latin for: In the Year of Our Lord BCE/ CE BCE- Before Common Era CE- Common Era

Controversy BC/AD vs. BCE/CE This system of dating has been used for many years by Western archaeologists. Today, however, with a growing understanding that not all archaeologists are Christians, some archaeologists prefer to use the terms: Before the Common Era (B.C.E.) and the Common Era (C.E.), which are exactly the same as B.C. and A.D., but have nothing to do with Christianity.

A Personal Example

Let’s Practice How would you write Abraham’s birthday if he lived for 175 years? Answer: 1500 BC-1325 BC How old is the religion of Hinduism? Answer: 1700 BC-2013 AD 3713 years old How many years is there between the beginning of Islam and Christopher Columbus arriving to the New World? Answer: 622 AD-1492 AD 870 years

More Practice If the year is 2013, why do we call it the 21st century? Answer: We must account for the first 99 years 0-99 1st century 100-199 2nd century 200-299 3rd century 300-399 4th century 1682 17th century 400 5th century 1492 15th century 1997 20th century 599 6th century c.1865 19th century