2. What do all of the people above have in common?

3. What do all of the people above have in common?

4. What do all of the people above have in common?

5. What do all of the people above have in common?

6. What do all of the people above have in common?
All of these people use timelines outside of a history course. They found that timelines allow them to analyze and draw conclusions about important events in their personal and professional lives. Timelines are helpful to you in these ways as well.

7. What do all of the people above have in common?
All of these people use timelines outside of a history course. They found that timelines allow them to analyze and draw conclusions about important events in their personal and professional lives. Timelines are helpful to you in these ways as well.
All of these people learned how to create and interpret timelines. This is what this Web Lesson involves. Next, practice your skills in analyzing and drawing conclusions from a timeline of Ancient Egypt. Finally, identify situations where timelines might be used in real life.

8. Understanding Timelines
Step One: Drawing the Line
First draw a line. This line can be either vertical or horizontal. The sample below is horizontal.

9. Understanding Timelines
Step Two: Dividing the Timeline
Next, determine the time span to be illustrated. In the example below, the time span is 100 years. Divide the period into equal amounts of time. See how the line below is divided into equal segments. Label the time for each segment below the line. The example below is divided into ten equal segments of ten years each.

10. Understanding Timelines
Step Two: Dividing the Timeline
Next, determine the time span to be illustrated. In the example below, the time span is 100 years. Divide the period into equal amounts of time. See how the line below is divided into equal segments. Label the time for each segment below the line. The example below is divided into ten equal segments of ten years each.

11. Understanding Timelines
Step Two: Dividing the Timeline
Next, determine the time span to be illustrated. In the example below, the time span is 100 years. Divide the period into equal amounts of time. See how the line below is divided into equal segments. Label the time for each segment below the line. The example below is divided into ten equal segments of ten years each.

12. Understanding Timelines
Step Two: Dividing the Timeline
Next, determine the time span to be illustrated. In the example below, the time span is 100 years. Divide the period into equal amounts of time. See how the line below is divided into equal segments. Label the time for each segment below the line. The example below is divided into ten equal segments of ten years each.

13. Understanding Timelines
Step Two: Dividing the Timeline
Next, determine the time span to be illustrated. In the example below, the time span is 100 years. Divide the period into equal amounts of time. See how the line below is divided into equal segments. Label the time for each segment below the line. The example below is divided into ten equal segments of ten years each.

14. Understanding Timelines
Step Two: Dividing the Timeline
Next, determine the time span to be illustrated. In the example below, the time span is 100 years. Divide the period into equal amounts of time. See how the line below is divided into equal segments. Label the time for each segment below the line. The example below is divided into ten equal segments of ten years each.

15. Understanding Timelines
Step Two: Dividing the Timeline
Next, determine the time span to be illustrated. In the example below, the time span is 100 years. Divide the period into equal amounts of time. See how the line below is divided into equal segments. Label the time for each segment below the line. The example below is divided into ten equal segments of ten years each.

16. Understanding Timelines
Step Two: Dividing the Timeline
Next, determine the time span to be illustrated. In the example below, the time span is 100 years. Divide the period into equal amounts of time. See how the line below is divided into equal segments. Label the time for each segment below the line. The example below is divided into ten equal segments of ten years each.

17. Understanding Timelines
Step Two: Dividing the Timeline
Next, determine the time span to be illustrated. In the example below, the time span is 100 years. Divide the period into equal amounts of time. See how the line below is divided into equal segments. Label the time for each segment below the line. The example below is divided into ten equal segments of ten years each.

18. Understanding Timelines
Step Two: Dividing the Timeline
Next, determine the time span to be illustrated. In the example below, the time span is 100 years. Divide the period into equal amounts of time. See how the line below is divided into equal segments. Label the time for each segment below the line. The example below is divided into ten equal segments of ten years each.

19. Understanding Timelines
Step Three: Adding the Events
Once the line is finished, determine the events and add them as seen below. Position the events in the order that they occurred in time. This is known as chronology.

20. Understanding Timelines
Step Four: Connecting the Events with the Timeline
Then connect the events to the timeline. Draw lines to intersect at the exact time that the event occurred. Most events do not occur at the divisions of the timeline, but somewhere in between, as shown below.
Click where the line from the event intersects the timeline to see the date that the event occurred.

21. Understanding Timelines
Step Four: Connecting the Events with the Timeline
Then connect the events to the timeline. Draw lines to intersect at the exact time that the event occurred. Most events do not occur at the divisions of the timeline, but somewhere in between, as shown below.
Click where the line from the event intersects the timeline to see the date that the event occurred.
A picture of the time span and how the events relate to each other can be seen from the timeline. Try out your new knowledge about timelines by going on with the Web lesson.

22. Try Out What You Learned
Find the parts of a timeline by looking at a real timeline of Ancient Egypt.

23. Go back to Website and try Activity One.
Try Out What You Learned
Go back to Website and try Activity One.
Find the parts of a timeline by looking at a real timeline of Ancient Egypt.
Click on "Next" to begin looking at the Ancient Egyptian timeline.