Read and order BCE and CE dates on a timeline

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   Luz finds Cai Lun's paper-making method, 105 CE, on the strip. Which side of the BCE/CE line is it on?

   • On the line, in year 0
   • After the line, on the CE side
   • Before the line, on the BCE side
   • Before the Great Pyramid
3. 2.

   Milo looks for the one event on the strip with a CE date. Which event is it?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • D, Cai Lun's paper (105 CE)
   • A, the Great Pyramid (before 2500 BCE)
   • B, the first Olympics (776 BCE)
   • C, the long wall (after 221 BCE)
4. 3.

   Which came first, Noah asks: the Great Pyramid or the first Olympic Games?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The first Olympics, 776 BCE
   • Neither: both are CE events
   • The Great Pyramid, before 2500 BCE
   • Both in the same year
5. 4.

   Which came first, Pia asks: the first Olympic Games (776 BCE) or the long wall (after 221 BCE)?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The Olympics: 776 BCE is further back
   • The wall: it is a CE event
   • The wall: 221 is a smaller number
   • Both in the same century
6. 5.

   Which came first, Ren asks: the long wall (after 221 BCE) or Cai Lun's paper (105 CE)?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Both in the same year
   • The paper: 105 is smaller than 221
   • The paper: CE comes first
   • The wall, on the BCE side
7. 6.

   Tala counts forward in time across the BCE/CE line. What year comes right after 1 BCE?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • 1 CE
   • Year 0
   • 2 BCE
   • 2 CE
8. 7.

   Zee counts back in time across the BCE/CE line. What year comes right before 1 CE?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Year 0
   • 1 BCE
   • 2 CE
   • 10 BCE
9. 8.

   Counting forward in time from the first Olympics, 776 BCE, which year comes next, Ari asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • 780 BCE
   • 776 CE
   • 777 BCE
   • 775 BCE
10. 9.

    Bo reads that a century is 100 years. Which century holds the years 1 CE to 100 CE?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • The 100th century CE
    • The 2nd century CE
    • The 0th century CE
    • The 1st century CE
11. 10.

    The Great Pyramid was built before 2500 BCE (estimates are 2700–2500 BCE). A millennium is 1,000 years. Which millennium is that, Jun asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • The 3rd millennium BCE
    • The 25th millennium BCE
    • The 3rd millennium CE
    • The 2nd millennium BCE