1. B.C. or A.D. What does B.C. Mean? What does A.D. Mean? Before Christ
After Death?
Latin Phrase
anno Domini
Or (in the year of the Lord)

2. B. C. E. or C. E. What does B.C.E mean? What does C.E. mean?
Before Common Era
What does C.E. mean?
Common Era
Either way you see dates marked is acceptable and they relate to the same time.
i.e. 300 B.C. = 300 B.C.E

3. 300 B.C. 300 A.D. 299 B.C. 301 A.D. How does time move? B.C or B.C.E
A.D or C.E.
300 B.C.
300 A.D.
299 B.C.
301 A.D.

4. Stretch it out!

5. Timeline Activity 10 Events with Descriptions 3 B.M. (Before Me)
7 A.B. (After Birth)
Include pictures or drawings
Can include more events for extra points.

6. Example
Feb 4th, 1986 A.B. Jeremiah Robert Riesenbeck is born in Cleveland, OH
Aug 2014 A. B. Started Teaching World History at Centennial
Jan 20th, 1960 B.M. Robin Gail Mingus Born in Portsmouth, OH
June 2004 A.B. Graduated from Rancho High School
August 1992 A.B. Started School At Will Beckley Elementary
Mar 15th, 1984 B.M Parents were married in Cleveland, OH
Oct 29th, 1959 B.M
Paul Robert Riesenbeck
Born in Louisville, KY
Early 1990 A.B.
Family moves to fabulous Las Vegas, NV
March 1996 A.B.
Discovered Love of Magic
Dec 2013 A.B.
Grad from UNLV. With B.S. in Education

7. Timeline Activity 10 Events with Descriptions 3 B.M. (Before Me)
7 A.B. (After Birth)
Include pictures or drawings
You may instead create a slide show or Prezi timeline as well (bring on a flash drive)
Can include more events for extra points.
This Activity is Due Next Class