BCE and CE Timeline Cards
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BCE and CE Timeline Cards
📚 Understanding BCE and CE
• BCE years count backwards (1000 BCE is older than 500 BCE)
• CE years count forwards (500 CE is older than 1000 CE)
• BCE years happened a very long time ago
• We live in CE times - the year 2024 CE!
🕐 Timeline Cards
The Great Pyramid Built
2580 BCE
The ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza
First Olympic Games
776 BCE
The first Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece
Jesus is Born
1 CE
This marks the beginning of the Common Era
First Fleet Arrives
1788 CE
The First Fleet arrived in Australia
You Were Born
20__ CE
Write the year you were born in the space above
Today
2024 CE
The year we are in right now
✏️ Practice Questions
100 BCE 50 BCE
200 CE 500 CE
_____ 300 BCE
_____ 100 CE
_____ 500 BCE
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