Time Dating

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Time Dating

• Organization
• Is the
• KEY!!

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Part One

• Specialized Vocabulary

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Specialized Vocabulary of History

• Decade
• Century
• Age
• Era

• Ancient
• Circa
• BC/BCE
• AD/CE

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century

• 100 year period
• Period of time
• 700s, 800s, 900s

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decade

• Period of time
• 10 year period
• 90s, 80s

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ancient

• Before the year zero
• Really really really old !!!

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era

• Period in history
• Impacted by people or events

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age

• Bronze
• Stone
• Iron
• Golden

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AD/CE

• Time dating period
• After the birth of Christ

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BC/BCE

• Time dating period
• Before the birth of Christ

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Circa or c.

• Around
• Not quite sure
• Not exactly

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Part Two

• Timelines

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Timelines

• Timelines are used to organize dates and
  information in the order in which they happen
  from beginning to end

beginning
End
Middle
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Timelines
More recent dates
Oldest dates

• Horizontal Timeline
• From left to right

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Timelines
oldest dates

• Vertical timelines
• From top to bottom

More recent dates
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Visual graphic of time dating
500 BC
500 AD
250 BC
250AD
BC, BCE count down to the birth of Christ
AD, CE count up from the birth of Christ
The Birth of Jesus
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Comparison of timelines and number lines
What similarities do you recognize between the
number line and the timeline?
0
-400
-300
-200
-100
100
200
300
400
400BC
300BC
200BC
100 BC
100
200
300
400
0
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Parallel Timelines

• Parallel timelines are used to compare different
  places at the same time.
• This is used to show significant events around
  the world that are occurring at the same time.

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Parallel Timelines
Mesopotamia
Egypt
0
India
5000 BC
2500BC
China
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Quick Notes for understanding timelines

• BC/BCE counts down to zero
• Ex 2000BC, 1500BC, 1000BC
• AD/CE counts up from zero
• Ex 1000, 1500, 2000
• Dates in AD/CE do not have the initials by them

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You try it!!
2500BC
1500BC

1. What type of timeline is this? Horizontal or
   Vertical
2. How many years does this timeline cover?
3. Is this before the birth of Christ?
4. What is the alternative (another name) to BC?

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You try it!!
500BC
0
1500BC
1000BC
2000BC
B
A
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You Try it?
1500BC
753BC
1066
1776
2000BC
Shang Dynasty
City of Rome is founded
Englands first king is crowned
0
2000
Go America!!
Place the dates in the corresponding events based
on what you have learned about timelines
753 BC 1776 1500BC 1066
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You try it!!
Hinduism appears in India
1250BC
Siddhartha Gautama is born, founder of Buddhism
500BC
0
Jesus is born, founder of Christianity
The Prophet Muhammad is born, founder of Islam
700

1. Which of these is the oldest religion?
2. Which event took place during the CE /AD?
3. What would be an appropriate title for this
   timeline?

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You try it!!
When Rome was being ruled by Kings, which dynasty
was in control of China? During which time period
did the Chinese trade with the Romans? Give the
period in history for each civilization. Why do
you think they stopped trading so abruptly?
Ancient Rome
Kings
Republic
Empire
Ancient China
Shang
Zhou
Han
war
war
Qin
1500BC
0
1000BC
500BC
1000
500
The Silk Road
The line graph represents the connection between
Ancient China and Ancient Rome.