1. 24 August 2015 Objective – Understand the set up of a timeline.
Bellringer- Use page 161 – Which area would you most like to settle in and why? What natural barrier makes for the best defense in this region? Explain.
Timeline Introduction
Timeline Day
Notes
Packet Page #4
Timeline Reading Practice
HW: Look over timeline notes
Map and timeline assessment is Tuesday

3. What you need to know about…

4. B.C. B.C. which stands for "Before Christ"
It is used for dates before year 0
(Remember, there is actually not a year zero, it is just a point of reference)

5. A.D.
A.D. is the abbreviation for the Latin phrase anno Domini, which means "in the year of our Lord,"
It is used for dates after the birth of Jesus.

6. B.C.E & C.E
Today, however, with a growing understanding that not all archaeologists are Christians, some archaeologists prefer to use the terms:
B.C.E - Before the Common Era
It replaces BC
C.E. - Common Era
It replaces AD

7. Sometimes….
You will see .c .c means circa…. means around time period next to a date
For example c2500 BC
This means around...historians are not sure of the exact date.

8. A Timeline is like a Number line…
B.C. or B.C.E are like negatives
A.D. or C.E are like positives

9. Building Timelines
Show your skills…
and communicate effectively!

10. A Timeline Tells a Story…

11. Good Timelines…
Are sequential (years and events are labeled in correct order!)
Are easy to read (neat) because they were PLANNED, drafted, and THEN published!
Represent periods of time in a PROPORTIONALLY accurate way
Make effective use of color without overdoing it
Use blank s p a c e to keep things easy to read: space on borders, space between labels… not…
all CRAMMEDtogetherandIMPOSSIBLEtoread!

18. Steps to make a Timeline with Scale
1.) Put a zero in the middle of the line (remember there is not a year zero)
2.) Find the largest date listed.
3.) Set a scale of equal increments to space dates out evenly (we will go through this together.
4.) Put date in correct order on timeline

19. Timeline Practice…

20. Homework Hints… Set your scale…. By 100 By 500 By 50 By 250
You try it out……