Timelines Timelines are used to organize dates and information in the order in which they happen from beginning to end beginning End Middle
Timelines Horizontal Timeline From left to right More recent dates Oldest dates More recent dates Horizontal Timeline From left to right
Timelines Vertical timelines From top to bottom oldest dates More recent dates
Visual graphic of time dating 500 BC 500 AD 250 BC 250AD BC, BCE count down to the birth of Christ AD, CE count up from the birth of Christ The Birth of Jesus
timelines and number lines What similarities do you recognize between the number line and the timeline? What differences do you recognize? -400 -300 -200 -100 100 200 300 400 400BC 300BC 200BC 100 BC 100 200 300 400
Parallel Timelines used to show significant events around the world that are occurring at the same time. Mesopotamia Egypt 5000 BC 2500BC India China
Summary: BC / BCE counts down to year 1 AD / CE counts up from year 1 Ex… 2000BC, 1500BC, 1000BC,500 BC, 1BC AD / CE counts up from year 1 Ex… 1, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000 **Dates in AD/CE do not have the initials by them
Progress Check: 2500 BC 1500 BC What type of timeline is this? Horizontal or Vertical How many years does this timeline cover? Is this before the birth of Christ? What is the alternative (another name) to BC?
1066 1776 1500 BC/BCE 753 BC/BCE Shang Dynasty City of Rome is founded England’s first king is crowned 1 2000 Go America!!
Hinduism appears in India 1250 BC/BCE Siddhartha Gautama is born, founder of Buddhism 500 BC/BCE 1 Jesus is born, founder of Christianity The Prophet Muhammad is born, founder of Islam AD/ CE 700
Hinduism appears in India 1250BC Siddhartha Gautama is born, founder of Buddhism 500BC 1 Jesus is born, founder of Christianity The Prophet Muhammad is born, founder of Islam 700 Which of these is the oldest religion? Which event took place during the CE /AD? What would be an appropriate title for this timeline?
Putting Dates in Order from oldest to most recent CE 758 , 600 BCE, 400 BC, AD 100 600 BCE, 400 BC, AD 100, CE 758 1, 500, 500 BC, AD 542 500 BC, 1, 500, AD 542 3) 3456 BCE, 4567, 789 BC, CE 1234 3456 BCE, 789 BC, CE1234, 4567 673 BC, 7000 BCE, 2016, AD 1974 7000 BCE, 673 BC, AD 1974, 2016