Timelines Chronological Order What is a Timeline A

Timelines & Chronological Order

What is a Timeline A time line, is essentially a graphic organizer that helps show chronological order of things. Question 1: How can we use timelines?

What does chronological order mean? Chronological Order/Chronology Is the science of arranging events in order of occurrence in time, such as the use of a timeline or sequence of events. Question/Prompt 2 Explain chronological order/chronology in your own words. 1 -2 sentences about how you would explain chronological order/chronology….

How can we use chronological order? Question/Prompt 3 How can we use chronological order in history class? Will chronology help?

Chronology of You Question/Prompt 4 Put the major event of your own life in chronological order. (At least 6) Include Bullets and Dates in listing format Starting with Birth 19. . I was born What shaped your life What life changing events happened Interesting facts Fun stuff Major Break news

Understanding the Gregorian Calendar Gregorian calendar, AKA: Western calendar is internationally the most widely accepted and used civil calendar. B. C. = Before Christ This is a count down until the event of the birth of Christ Meaning the bigger the number the further back in history you go. Synonym= B. C. E=Before Common Era B. C. E. means the same thing as B. C. and will be used interchangeable in this class

AD/CE A. D. Means Anno Domini Synonyms= C. E. =Common Era This is the Era we are currently in. This Era we count up and every year accumulates, starting with year 1 and going to present day 2013.

Centuries are every 100 years B. C. /B. C. E again counting down A. D. /C. E. again counting up Determining centuries can be confusing because you have to take in account 001 as first century. Example BC/BCE 001 -99 BCE=1 st Century BCE (each Century goes 100 years back in time) Example AD/CE Centuries 001 -99= 1 st Century 100 -199= 2 nd Century

How long ago The rules. RULE 1: If you are in BC/BCE times you take the year it is in and add 2013 to it. This will give you an idea of how long ago something happened. Example: 2000 BC was 4013 years ago 2013 +2000 4013

Rule 2 Rule 2: If you are in AD/CE times you will Subtract the date number by 2013. Example: 1913 was one hundred years ago 2013 -1913 100 years ago

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