Read and order BCE and CE dates on a timeline

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   Zhang Heng's seismoscope came 371 years after the comet record (240 BCE). In what year was it shown, Bo asks?

   • 131 BCE
   • 611 CE
   • 132 CE
   • 131 CE
3. 2.

   Constantinople became a Roman capital in 330 CE, 569 years after the comet record. Working back, in what year was the comet record, Esme asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • 239 BCE
   • 239 CE
   • 240 BCE
   • 899 BCE
4. 3.

   Which event on the strip happened in the 2nd century CE (101–200 CE), Jun asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • A, the comet record (240 BCE)
   • D, Constantinople (330 CE)
   • B, the census (2 CE)
   • C, Zhang Heng's seismoscope
5. 4.

   Which event on the strip happened in the 3rd century BCE (300–201 BCE), Kira asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • C, the seismoscope (132 CE)
   • A, the comet record
   • D, Constantinople (330 CE)
   • B, the census (2 CE)
6. 5.

   Which event on the strip happened in the 1st century CE (1–100 CE), Luz asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • D, Constantinople (330 CE)
   • B, the census
   • A, the comet record (240 BCE)
   • C, the seismoscope (132 CE)
7. 6.

   Milo's friend says year 0 comes between 1 BCE and 1 CE. Which response is right?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Disagree: year 0 comes after 1 CE
   • Disagree: 1 BCE is followed by 1 CE
   • Agree: counting starts at year 0
   • Agree: year 0 is another name for 1 BCE
8. 7.

   Noah's friend says the comet record (240 BCE) is later than the census (2 CE), because 240 is bigger. Which response is right?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Agree: they were in the same year
   • Disagree: 2 CE is a BCE year
   • Agree: bigger numbers are later
   • Disagree: BCE years come before CE years
9. 8.

   Pia's friend says the 3rd century BCE runs from 201 BCE to 300 BCE, in time order. Which response is right?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Agree: BCE centuries start at the small number
   • Disagree: it runs from 300 CE to 201 CE
   • Disagree: it runs from 300 BCE to 201 BCE
   • Disagree: it runs from 200 BCE to 101 BCE
10. 9.

    Ren's note says, "The comet record (240 BCE) came 241 years after the census (2 CE)." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Leave it: 240 is bigger, so it is later
    • Change "after" to "before"
    • Change "241" to "238"
    • Change "241" to "242"
11. 10.

    Tala's note says, "Constantinople became a Roman capital in 330 CE, in the 3rd century CE." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Change "330" to "33"
    • Leave it: 330 starts with a 3
    • Change "CE" to "BCE"
    • Change "3rd" to "4th"