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Activity 2A
Timelines
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Timeline | A diagram used to see relationships among several events. |
| Chronological Order | The order in which events actually happened |
| Title | Tells the overall topic |
| Event | One of the three parts of a timeline that relates some way to the title. |
| B.C./A.D. | Before Christ/Anno Domini |
| B.C.E/C.E. | Before the Common Era/Common Era |
| Decade | A period of ten years |
| Century | A period of 100 years. |
| Generation | The period of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their children. This is a period of about 25-30 years. |
| Millennium | A period of 1,000 years. |
| Single-Tier Timeline | A timeline that consists of a single line with events in chronological order. |
| Multiple-Tier Timeline | A timeline with more than one line of events occurring in the same time period. |