Key words
Chronology
Century
BC
AD
Starter......
What is wrong with this picture?
Study the picture carefully and pick at least two things that are
wrong with this picture.
Success Criteria
1. To define chronology and anachronisms
2. To describe and place different time periods in chorological order
Lesson Topic
Key words
Chronology
Time
Century
Learning Objectives:
Able to :
 define Chronology
 describe how we measure
time.
 describe a timeline.
Success Criteria
1. To define chronology
2. To describe and place different time periods in chorological order
3. To differentiate between Chronology and anachronism
Definition of Chronology
Chronology is:
Putting things in
order in which
they happened.
Using the correct
names for
periods of time.
The
arrangement of
events in order
of occurrence.
Anachronism is the action of attributing something to a period to which it
does not belong. It is the opposite of chronology.
Success Criteria
1. To define chronology
2. To describe and place different time periods in chorological order
A timeline
A timeline is a display of events or
things in Chronological Order.
It can cover a short period of time
or hundred of years.
Success Criteria
1. To define chronology and anachronisms
2. To describe and place different time periods in chorological order
Timeline
CLASS ACTIVITY 1 – 10minutes
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AD500,AD600,100BC,
400BC,AD900,200BC,
AD300,AD400,800BC,
700BC AD200, 300BC,
318AD, 455BC,
74AD,1500BC,
• 270BC-Romans
conquered Italy
• 753BC-Foundation of
Rome
• AD476-Last Roman
emperor removed
• Using the
information
displaced, a ruler
and a pencil, create a
timeline neatly in
your notebook
• Use colours to
differentiate
between AD and BC.
How Historians divide History into periods
1) BC -Before
Christ
3) CE –
Common Era
2) BCE-Before
Common Era
4) AD (Anno
Domini)
Events in BC era are arranged in descending order while those in AD era are arranged in
ascending order.
Class activity 2- Mix and Match –
5minutes
Heads
Tails
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Decade
Century
AD
BCE
Chronology
100 years
Anno Domini
10 years
Time
Before Common Era
Plenary