Name:

Match the dates to the correct spot on the timeline and fill in the 2 blanks with BCE or CE
AND, convert all BC & AD dates into BCE & CE

1000 BCE

A 700 CE - Ghana becomes the first empire in west Africa

B 483 BCE - Buddha - In 483 B.C. Gautama Buddha died. He was the founder of Buddhism.
C 209 BC - The Parthian Empire begins in what is now Persia
D 618 CE - Tang dynasty begins in China
E 471 BCE - The Warring States Period Begins in China
F c. 250 AD - In Guatemala, Honduras, and eastern Mexico, classic period of Maya civilization begins
G 57 BCE - The Three Kingdoms Period begins in Korea
H 814 BC - Cathrage Founded- In 814 B.C., Phoenicians founded a colony at Carthage
I c. 1000 CE - Chinese perfect gunpowder and begin to use it in warfare
J c. 500 AD - Polynesians, originally from Southeast Asia, settle on Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island
 Practice
Circle the best answer:

1. What is older: AD or BC

2. What is older: BCE or CE

3. What is the 13th century CE: 1200-1300 CE or 1300-1400 CE

4. What is the 4th century BCE: 400-300 BCE or 500-400 BCE

Fill in the blank

1. What does AD mean? _______________________________________

2. What does BC mean? _______________________________________

3. What does CE mean? _______________________________________

4. What does circa mean? _____________________________________

5. How many years ago is 1308 AD? _________________ years ago

6. How many years ago is 508 BC? ___________________ years ago

7. About how many years ago is the 13th Century ______________________________

8. About how many years is the 8th Century BCE? ______________________________