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Timelines and Calendars

Timelines and Calendars. Man’s Fascination with Time. Origins of Calendars. As man began to live in more complex societies, he began to track solar and lunar time. This was done to mark religious events as well for agricultural purposes.

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Timelines and Calendars

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  1. Timelines and Calendars Man’s Fascination with Time

  2. Origins of Calendars • As man began to live in more complex societies, he began to track solar and lunar time. • This was done to mark religious events as well for agricultural purposes. • Virtually all early societies had some form of calendar.

  3. Current Calendars • Christian- August 30, 2007 Tracks from the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. • Jewish- Elul 6, 5766 Tracks from the creation of the world. • Islamic- Sha’ban 5 1427 Tracks from the flight of Mohammed from Mecca. (Hegira) • Chinese- 4704 Year of the Dog Tracks from the first emperor. • India- Bhadra 8 Saka Era 1927-28 Lunar/Solar Calendar

  4. Most countries use the Christian calendar for business purposes. BC= Before Christ AD= Anno Domini “year of our Lord” Recently and in your texts, a new form is being used. BCE= Before common era CE= Common era Common Date Usage

  5. 299 CE 199 BCE 1 BCE/1 CE Using a Timeline • It is a negative number line without a 0. • Time moves forward (left to right). • Instead of zero, there is a common event. • You are either moving towards or away from that event

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