How do you calculate years between a BCE date and a CE date?

Add the two numbers and subtract 1, because there is no year 0. For two BCE dates or two CE dates, subtract the smaller number from the bigger one. The sheet practices both, including 753 BCE to 476 CE.

Which civilizations are on the timeline worksheet?

Ancient Civilizations Timeline has rows for Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Indus Valley, Rome, the Classic Maya and the Aztec. Students draw each bar and then use the dates to find which lasted longest and which overlapped.

6th Grade BCE and CE Timelines Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

BCE and CE are the labels historians use for years before and during the Common Era. This hub holds 2 worksheets for 6th grade, each with an answer key. Reading BCE and CE Timelines teaches how to count between dates when there is no year 0, using events from the first writing in Sumer to the fall of Western Rome. Ancient Civilizations Timeline has students draw a bar for each of six civilizations and compare them.

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Ancient Civilizations Timeline

Grade6th Grade

TopicAncient History

Reading BCE and CE Timelines

Grade6th Grade

TopicAncient History

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Frequently Asked Questions

BCE years count down toward year 1, so 3000 BCE came before 2000 BCE. Reading BCE and CE Timelines states this rule and has students explain it using the Great Pyramid and Hammurabi's Code.

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