Read and order BCE and CE dates on a timeline

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   How many years after the comet record (240 BCE) was China's first nationwide census (2 CE), Ari asks?

   • 242 years
   • 241 years
   • 238 years
   • 243 years
3. 2.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • 131 CE
   • 132 CE
   • 611 CE
   • 131 BCE
4. 3.

   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 CE
   • 240 BCE
   • 239 BCE
   • 899 BCE
5. 4.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • B, the census (2 CE)
   • A, the comet record (240 BCE)
   • D, Constantinople (330 CE)
   • C, Zhang Heng's seismoscope
6. 5.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • A, the comet record
   • B, the census (2 CE)
   • C, the seismoscope (132 CE)
   • D, Constantinople (330 CE)
7. 6.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • B, the census
   • D, Constantinople (330 CE)
   • C, the seismoscope (132 CE)
   • A, the comet record (240 BCE)
8. 7.

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

    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 "CE" to "BCE"
    • Change "3rd" to "4th"
    • Change "330" to "33"
    • Leave it: 330 starts with a 3
11. 10.

    Zee's note says, "The census (2 CE) and the seismoscope (132 CE) are 131 years apart." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Change "CE" to "BCE"
    • Leave it: take 1 away from each span
    • Change "131" to "134"
    • Change "131" to "130"