organizing time

Question 1

what are time periods (eras)?

Answer 1

a length of time singled out by specific events or series of events

Question 2

what are examples of eras?

Answer 2

french mandate, ww1, ww2, stone age, the great depression

Question 3

past can be divided into…

Answer 3

prehistory/history , bc(bce)/ad(ce)

Question 4

what is prehistory/history?

Answer 4

prehistory is time before writing was invented

history is written history

Question 5

what separates prehistory/history?

Answer 5

the invention of writing

Question 6

what is bc/ad?

Answer 6

bc is before the birth of jesus christ

ad is anno domini, or year of our lord

Question 7

what is bce/ce?

Answer 7

a secularized version of bc/ad
bce is before common era
ce is common era

Question 8

what is a timeline?

Answer 8

a line that shows events and dates put chronologically

Question 9

how can you draw a timeline?

Answer 9

draw a line, put arrows on both sides, put the time and events chronologically