Thursday 10/8Thursday 10/8

• Hand in social studies homework: Hand in social studies homework: MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON ITMAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON IT

• Go through timeline basicsGo through timeline basics• Work on Rome Refresher from AtlasWork on Rome Refresher from Atlas• You have no HW; unless you did not You have no HW; unless you did not

have the work that was due todayhave the work that was due today

The Passing of The Passing of TimeTime

I hope that somehow this I hope that somehow this is very dramaticis very dramatic

BC

BCE

AD

CEACDC?

AbbreviationsAbbreviations

• B.C.= Before Christ B.C.= Before Christ – Over 2009 years agoOver 2009 years ago

• A.D.= A.D.= Anno Domine, Anno Domine, – Latin for “The Year of Our Lord,” Latin for “The Year of Our Lord,” – Refers to when Jesus Christ was bornRefers to when Jesus Christ was born– Does Does notnot stand for stand for After DeathAfter Death

• In history, we know that Jesus existedIn history, we know that Jesus existed• But not all people believe he was the But not all people believe he was the

messiah, messiah, or savior or savior

AbbreviationsAbbreviations• So, we have other terms to refer to So, we have other terms to refer to

the same periods of time, that do not the same periods of time, that do not reference Christreference Christ

• B.C.E.= Before the Common EraB.C.E.= Before the Common Era• C.E.= Common EraC.E.= Common Era

B.C.=B.C.E.B.C.=B.C.E.

A.D.=C.E.A.D.=C.E.

ACDC= A Hard Rock ACDC= A Hard Rock BandBand

Timeline Basics: Doing Timeline Basics: Doing the Maththe Math

• All dates to the All dates to the left left of of 1 AD1 AD are are BC /BCEBC /BCE– BC/BCE years BC/BCE years decreasedecrease as they move as they move

right toward 1 ADright toward 1 AD– It’s like a countdown. The Final It’s like a countdown. The Final

Countdown!!!Countdown!!!

• All years to the All years to the right right of 1 AD are AD of 1 AD are AD or CEor CE– AD/CE years AD/CE years increaseincrease as they move as they move rightright

Fall of Rome

Ancient History

Birth of Jesus

Middle Ages

1 AD 476 AD

Timeline Basics: Doing Timeline Basics: Doing the Maththe Math

Egypt is way back, like

seriously far back

You. Yeah, you. You are over 1500 years past the fall of Rome.

Roman Republic Founded

509 BC

Fall of Rome

Ancient History Middle Ages

Renaissance

Modern Era

476 AD 1500

The Timeline for Our The Timeline for Our YearYear

• The focus of this year’s social studies class will The focus of this year’s social studies class will be within the last be within the last 2009 2009 years (AD/CE)years (AD/CE)

• The main period of time we will study is referred The main period of time we will study is referred to as the to as the Middle AgesMiddle Ages or or Medieval TimesMedieval Times

• Ancient history ends and the middle ages begin Ancient history ends and the middle ages begin with the fall of the with the fall of the Western Roman EmperorWestern Roman Emperor in in 476 AD476 AD