Timeline Practice & Vocabulary PREHISTORY VS. HISTORY Timeline Practice & Vocabulary
Timeline #1 – Personal Timeline Write the word “TODAY” on the right side of the timeline Write the word “MY BIRTH” on the middle line My birth TODAY
On the right side of the timeline… Think of 3 important events that have happened in your life between your birth and today. Record these on your timeline in the correct order – don’t need to have specific years if you don’t remember My birth TODAY How do you know these events actually happened? What is your proof?
On the left side of the timeline… Think of 3 important historic events that have happened before you were born Record these on your timeline in the proper spot – don’t worry about exact dates My birth TODAY
Reflection Question #1: How do you know these events actually happened since they happened before you were alive? My birth TODAY
Timeline #2 – Prehistory vs. History Timeline Mark the following information on the second timeline PREHISTORY HISTORY Writing begins TODAY
What differences might exist between Discussion What differences might exist between these 2 periods of time? PREHISTORY HISTORY Writing begins TODAY
Reflection Question #2: How would you explain the difference between prehistory and history to an elementary school student? PREHISTORY HISTORY Writing begins TODAY
PREHISTORY VOCAB. Prehistory – the period of time before written records, the years before 3000 B.C.
Stone Age – earliest known period of human culture, tools were made of stone Paleolithic Age - “Old Stone Age” – humans as nomadic hunter-gatherers Neolithic Age - “New Stone Age” – humans as settled farmers
nomadic – group that has no permanent home; migrates constantly hunter-gatherers – early humans who moved constantly to follow food sources
Neolithic Revolution – the change from hunter-gatherer society to farming (agriculture)
sedentary – group of humans who are settled in one area; permanent home domesticate – to tame & use animals for a purpose
Invention of agriculture STONE AGE TIMELINE Paleolithic Age Neolithic Age Invention of stone tools Invention of agriculture Invention of metal tools
HOW DO HISTORIANS TELL TIME? BC vs. AD TIME ERAS
Now it’s your turn. Put the following dates in chronological order Now it’s your turn! Put the following dates in chronological order. Pay attention to the labels! 3500 B.C. A.D. 963 70 C.E. A.D. 1215 6500 B.C.E. 537 B.C.E. 100 B.C. C.E. 1934 C.E. 815 16,000 B.C. A.D. 1715