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6th grade Read and order BCE and CE dates on a timeline worksheet

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Read and order BCE and CE dates on a timeline

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  1. Kira finds the first Olympic Games, 776 BCE, on the strip. Which side of the BCE/CE line is it on?

    • Before the line, on the BCE side
    • After the line, on the CE side
    • Past the end of the strip
    • On the line, in year 0
  2. Luz finds Cai Lun's paper-making method, 105 CE, on the strip. Which side of the BCE/CE line is it on?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Before the line, on the BCE side
    • On the line, in year 0
    • After the line, on the CE side
    • Before the Great Pyramid
  3. Milo looks for the one event on the strip with a CE date. Which event is it?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • C, the long wall (after 221 BCE)
    • B, the first Olympics (776 BCE)
    • A, the Great Pyramid (before 2500 BCE)
    • D, Cai Lun's paper (105 CE)
  4. Which came first, Noah asks: the Great Pyramid or the first Olympic Games?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Both in the same year
    • Neither: both are CE events
    • The first Olympics, 776 BCE
    • The Great Pyramid, before 2500 BCE
  5. Which came first, Pia asks: the first Olympic Games (776 BCE) or the long wall (after 221 BCE)?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Both in the same century
    • The Olympics: 776 BCE is further back
    • The wall: it is a CE event
    • The wall: 221 is a smaller number
  6. Which came first, Ren asks: the long wall (after 221 BCE) or Cai Lun's paper (105 CE)?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • The paper: CE comes first
    • The wall, on the BCE side
    • Both in the same year
    • The paper: 105 is smaller than 221
  7. 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
    • 2 BCE
    • 2 CE
    • Year 0
  8. Counting forward in time from the first Olympics, 776 BCE, which year comes next, Ari asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • 776 CE
    • 775 BCE
    • 777 BCE
    • 780 BCE
  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 0th century CE
    • The 2nd century CE
    • The 1st century CE
    • The 100th century CE
  10. Cai Lun's paper-making method is from 105 CE. Which century is that, Esme asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • The 10th century CE
    • The 2nd century CE
    • The 1st century CE
    • The 105th century CE
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About this worksheet

Read and order BCE and CE dates on a timeline. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can place BCE and CE dates on a timeline and tell which came first, knowing there is no year 0.
  • I can count the years between two dates on the same side of the line, or across it.
  • I can name the century or millennium of a date, and work forward or back from a span.

Standard: D2.His.1.6-8 (partial: chronology)

Common mistakes

Your child counted a year 0. BCE/CE dates have no year 0: 1 BCE is followed by 1 CE, so a span across the line is one year shorter than adding.

Your child read BCE numbers as if they count up. In BCE, bigger numbers are further back in time.

Your child mixed up the BCE and CE sides. BCE years sit before the line, CE years after it.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with read and order bce and ce dates on a timeline?

Your child counted a year 0. BCE/CE dates have no year 0: 1 BCE is followed by 1 CE, so a span across the line is one year shorter than adding.

Are these 6th grade social studies worksheets free to print?

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