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Timelines

Timelines. B.C. or A.D.? That is the Question. Reading Time Lines. Why the skill matters? Easy way to keep track of when events happen. A timeline is a diagram that shows when things took place in a given period of time.

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Timelines

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  1. Timelines B.C. or A.D.? That is the Question

  2. Reading Time Lines • Why the skill matters? • Easy way to keep track of when events happen. • A timeline is a diagram that shows when things took place in a given period of time. • Single-tier timelines contain a single line with dates and events in chronological order.

  3. Understanding B.C. and A.D. • B.C. Before Christ • A.D. Anno Domini, “In the year of the Lord” • B.C.E. Before the Common Era • C.E. In the Common Era

  4. Understanding B.C. and A.D. • Dates are based on when it is believed Jesus Christ was born. • These dates are divided into 2 groups B.C./B.C.E. and A.D/C.E.

  5. Dates on a Timeline • B.C. and B.C.E. dates go from higher numbers (500 B.C. or B.C.E.) to lower numbers (200 B.C. or B.C.E.). • A.D. and C.E. dates go from lower numbers (100 A.D. or C.E.) to higher numbers (2001 A.D. or C.E.) B.C. or B.C.E 0 A.D. or C.E. (#’s decrease as time passes) (#’s increase as time passes) Birth of Jesus

  6. Interpreting a Timeline • Which year is closer to the present or today? • 25 B.C., 2000 B.C., 500 B.C.E., 125 B.C.E. • 2012 B.C.E., 2000 C.E., 1500 B.C.E., 2010 C.E. • How many years are between the dates below? • 375 B.C. and 125 B.C. • 125 B.C. and 500 A.D. • 250 B.C.E. and 1500 C.E.

  7. Multiple-Tier Timelines • A multiple-tier timeline comparesor looking at events that occur in 2 places or based on 2 themes at once. • Shows more than one line of events occurring within the same time period.

  8. Interpreting Multiple-Tier Timelines • What is the title of the timeline? • How many years are covered in B.C.? A.D.? • How many years TOTAL does the timeline cover?

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