A timeline helps us picture when various events have happened in the past The Montgolfier brothers invent the first hot air balloons Ferdinand von Zeppelin invents the first successful dirigible 1903 The Wright Brothers invent and fly the first engine driven airplane 1914 World War I brings aerial combat 1939 World War II 1947 First Super- sonic Jet Flight 1981 Space shuttle launch

A timeline is similar to those number lines that you have worked on in Math class.

We used to used the terms “B.C. meaning “Before Christ” and A.D. meaning “Anno Domini” which is Latin for “year of our Lord”. This way to Pre-History This way to 2011

In recent times, in an attempt to be more fair to non-Western cultures, we have changed these terms to “C.E. meaning “Common Era and B.C.E. meaning “Before Common Era” This way to Pre-History This way to 2011

To the right of “0” starting with 1 C.E. the years go up, The farther to the right you go the higher the years get (And the more closer they are to our own time.) This way to 2011

To the left of “0” the years are treated like negative numbers. The further to the left you go, the higher the number of years B.C.E. (Before Common Era) and the further back in time you travel ! This way to Pre-History

To the left of “0” the years are treated like negative numbers. The further to the left you go, the higher the number of years B.C.E. (Before Common Era) and the further back in time you travel ! This way to Pre-History This way to 2011

When we use the term “Pre-History” or Pre-Historic” we are referring to the time before mankind had any written language to record any important events or even day-to-day interactions with each other. This way to Pre-History This way to 2011

A time line is like a ruler. But instead of measuring distance in space, A time line measures distance in time.

YEARS AGO TODAY YEARS AGO YEARS AGO YEARS AGO YEARS AGO

These ages don’t start and stop on a certain date (like a TV show that starts at 8:00 and ends at 8:30) The Middle Ages The Renaissance It helps to think of history as being made of long spans of time called ages.

Age of Colonization The Age of Revolution The Middle Ages The Renaissance Age of Exploration They slowly blend into each other so that its often hard to tell exactly when one age ends another one begins.

Age of Colonization The Age of Revolution The Middle Ages The Renaissance Age of Exploration For example: The Late Middle Ages can be said to be happening at the same time as the Early Renaissance The Late Middle Ages The Early Renaissance

Age of Colonization The Age of Revolution The Middle Ages The Renaissance Age of Exploration These ages share certain characteristics – technologies, arts, politics, and economics. It sometimes helps if you associate a certain picture with a particular age. The Middle Ages

Age of Colonization The Age of Revolution The Middle Ages The Renaissance Age of Exploration These ages share certain characteristics – technologies, arts, politics, and economics. It sometimes helps if you associate a certain pictures with a particular age. The Renaissance

Age of Colonization The Age of Revolution The Middle Ages The Renaissance Age of Exploration These ages share certain characteristics – technologies, arts, politics, and economics. It sometimes helps if you associate a certain stereotype with a particular age. Age of Exploration

Age of Colonization The Age of Revolution The Middle Ages The Renaissance Age of Exploration These ages share certain characteristics – technologies, arts, politics, and economics. It sometimes helps if you associate a certain stereotype with a particular age. Age of Colonization

The Age of Revolution The Middle Ages The Renaissance Age of Exploration These ages share certain characteristics – technologies, arts, politics, and economics. It sometimes helps if you associate a certain stereotype with a particular age. The Age of Revolution