1-Define the following picture 2- What is the purpose of it?

Introduction to timelines A timeline is a method to display or show a list of events in chronological order Timelines are very usual in school especially for studying history This is because they can help us visually see and understand the changes that take place throughout history They are very helpful for us when we need to learn about understanding general events or trends for a specific field

Timelines and time One unique aspect of timelines is that they can take any type or form of time scale “Scale” is defined as “an arrangement of events used as a measure of duration or time” days, months, years, centuries, or even eons can be represented on a scale Although most timelines use a linear scale (i.e event 1-event 2-event 3, etc) there are timelines that can be circular or not linear in scale The time scale of the timeline can vary depending on the nature of the assignment For example, if we are doing a timeline of the history of the universe then it may stretch out over billions of years However, if we were working on a timeline depicting our morning journey to school, then the time scale may only stretch out over a few hours

There are numerous ways to visually represent timelines, let’s look at some examples:

Your inquiry task is to now create a timeline which depicts in detail the major events that lead up to the Renaissance during the 15th century