Ancient & Medieval History

September 5, 2012

History as a Narrative

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History BasicsWhat do BC & AD stand for?• BC = Before Christ• AD = Anno Domini• Primary and Secondary Sources?What is Chronological Order?• Putting events in the order in which they

happened

Timeline ExercisePut the following events in chronological order on a timeline

• Japanese attack Pearl Harbour – 1941 AD• JFK assassinated – 1963 AD• World Trade Center attacked – 2001 AD• Battle of Thermopylae – 480 BC• Korean War Begins – 1950 AD• Epic of Gilgamesh is written – 1800 BC• Queen Elizabeth II is crowned – 1952 AD• Dinosaurs disappear – 65,000,000 BC• Fall of Rome – 476 AD• Battle of Zama – 202 BC• World War I begins – 1914 AD• Mr. Wetmore is born – 1983 AD• Civilization begins in Mesopotamia – 12,000 BC• Construction of Stonehenge begins – 3000 BC• Hammurabi codifies laws - 1785 BC• Assassination of Julius Caesar – 44 BC• Battle of Hastings – 1066 AD• Death of King Tutankhamen – 1323 BC• Trojan War Begins – 1194 BC• Newfoundland joins Canada – 1949 AD• Battle of Waterloo – 1815 AD• Canada becomes a country – 1867 AD

Text: AGS World History

• Use the text to define what exactly primary and secondary sources are (page 34)

• World Map and Skeleton Finds (page 33)