1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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.

5. A Personal Example

6. 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 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 years

7. More Practice If the year is 2013, why do we call it the 21st century?
Answer:
We must account for the first 99 years
st century nd century
rd century th century
1682
17th century
400
5th century
1492
15th century
1997
20th century
599
6th century
c.1865
19th century