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Thursday 10/8. Hand in social studies homework: MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON IT Go through timeline basics Work on Rome Refresher from Atlas You have no HW; unless you did not have the work that was due today. BC. AD. The Passing of Time. I hope that somehow this is very dramatic. BCE. CE.
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Thursday 10/8 • Hand in social studies homework: MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON IT • Go through timeline basics • Work on Rome Refresher from Atlas • You have no HW; unless you did not have the work that was due today
BC AD The Passing of Time I hope that somehow this is very dramatic BCE CE ACDC?
Abbreviations • B.C.= Before Christ • Over 2009 years ago • A.D.= Anno Domine, • Latin for “The Year of Our Lord,” • Refers to when Jesus Christ was born • Does not stand for After Death • In history, we know that Jesus existed • But not all people believe he was the messiah, or savior
Abbreviations • So, we have other terms to refer to the same periods of time, that do not reference Christ • B.C.E.= Before the Common Era • C.E.= Common Era B.C.=B.C.E. A.D.=C.E.
Timeline Basics: Doing the Math • All dates to the left of 1 AD are BC /BCE • BC/BCE years decrease as they move right toward 1 AD • It’s like a countdown. The Final Countdown!!! • All years to the right of 1 AD are AD or CE • AD/CE years increase as they move right
Timeline Basics: Doing the Math You. Yeah, you. You are over 1500 years past the fall of Rome. Egypt is way back, like seriously far back Ancient History 1 AD 476 AD 509 BC Middle Ages Roman Republic Founded Fall of Rome Birth of Jesus
The Timeline for Our Year • The focus of this year’s social studies class will be within the last 2009 years (AD/CE) • The main period of time we will study is referred to as the Middle Ages or Medieval Times • Ancient history ends and the middle ages begin with the fall of the Western Roman Emperor in 476 AD 476 AD 1500 Middle Ages Ancient History Modern Era Fall of Rome Renaissance