1. Reading Timelines

2. Do Now: Fill in the blanks
A Decade = ______________ years A Millennium = ___________ years A Century = ______________ years

3. Decade
10 years

4. Millennium
1000 years

5. Century
100 years

6. B.C.
BC (Before Christ) refers to the time period before Christ was born. It is also known as B.C.E. (Before Common Era)

7. A.D.
From the Latin words Anno Domini- meaning “in the year of our Lord”, refers to the years from the birth of Christ up to the present. Instead of A.D., many writers and historians now use C.E. (Common Era)

8. Timelines BC= AD= BCE= CE= Before Christ Anno Domini
Before the Common Era
Common Era
BC= BCE
AD= CE

9. Possible Multiple Choice Question:
Which groups of dates is arranged in correct chronological order?
567 BC, 214 BC, 567 AD, 1865 AD
123 BC, 124 BC, 18 BC, 1985 AD
37 BC, 38 BC, 98 AD, 1995 AD
557 AD, 234 BC, 56 AD, 22 BC