Pg 2 Timeline Vocabulary Word Fold in half

Pg. 2 Timeline Vocabulary Word Fold in half and glue Decade Century Age Era Ancient Circa B. C. E. A. D. C. E. Definition & Example

Timeline Vocabulary Timeline Style

Decade A period of ten years 10 s r a ye

Century A period of one hundred years 100 s r a e y We live in the 21 st century.

Age A long period of time marked by a single cultural figure The D ark A ges

Era A long period of time marked by great events, developments, or a figure The Revolutionary Era

Ancient A LONG, LONG time ago Very old

Circa (c. ) About the exact date (estimation) Example: c. 1897

BC The time period Before Christ’s Birth Before Christ

BCE Before Common Era (improved BC) Christ’s Birth Before Common Era

AD Anno Domini “In the year of our Lord” DOES NOT MEAN AFTER DEATH!!!! Jesus Birth Anno Domini

CE Common Era (improved AD) Jesus Birth Common Era

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 Math Connection

Science Connection

Beginnin g Middle End Reading Connection

Activity 1: In your individual groups, arrange your “dates” in order. Be sure to pay attention to BC/BCE!

Activity 2: Now, the WHOLE CLASS will make a timeline out of ALL of the dates!

Activity 3: Now, YOU make your own timeline! Remember a timeline is a way to understand the relationship between events and the dates they took place. You will create a timeline using the years that the events below took place. You may use your textbook to search for additional events. Each event should include the date (CE or BCE) and a colored illustration (no less than 5 colors used) 1. I was born on __________ 2. Year the year 9 -11 happened _______ 3. Year that our textbook was copyrighted ________ 4. Year Rockvale Middle opened _______ 5. Year you started school ______ 6. Year you started at Rockvale Middle School ______ 7. Choose 3 more events to add to your timeline. 10 Events TOTA L!