What is Chronology ?What is Chronology ?

Aim – to learn how we use time to Aim – to learn how we use time to help make sense of the pasthelp make sense of the past

Keywords – chronology, orient/orientation – what we do to help us work out where we are

What will I learn about in What will I learn about in History this year?History this year? ChronologyChronology What is History?What is History? Norman ConquestNorman Conquest CastlesCastles Life in Norman BritainLife in Norman Britain Importance of the ChurchImportance of the Church Black DeathBlack Death CrusadesCrusades

When is your birthday? What year were you born? Write down the date, month and year.

Now line up in chronological order of birth......

Those born earliest (the oldest)on the far left and latest (youngest)on the far right....

Chronology …Chronology …

You have learnt how we use You have learnt how we use mapsmaps to help to help us orient ourselves in geographic space.us orient ourselves in geographic space.

ChronologyChronology helps us orient ourselves in helps us orient ourselves in time.time.

Historians tend to divide history into Historians tend to divide history into periods – easily measurable chunks of time periods – easily measurable chunks of time – this can make describing the past easier, – this can make describing the past easier, e.g.e.g. DecadesDecades CenturiesCenturies Millenium (plural = millenia)Millenium (plural = millenia) Epoch or Era, e.g BC/ADEpoch or Era, e.g BC/AD

What is a ‘decade’ ?What is a ‘decade’ ?

This is a period of 10 years, e.g.This is a period of 10 years, e.g. 1990s – period from 1990-991990s – period from 1990-99 1870s – period from 1870-791870s – period from 1870-79 1510s – period from 1510-191510s – period from 1510-19

What is a century ?What is a century ?

A century is a period of 100 A century is a period of 100 years, e.g.years, e.g. 2020thth century AD = 1900-1999AD century AD = 1900-1999AD 1515thth century AD = 1400-1499AD century AD = 1400-1499AD 1010thth century AD = 900-999AD century AD = 900-999AD 55thth century AD = 400-499AD century AD = 400-499AD 11stst century AD = 000-99AD century AD = 000-99AD 11stst century BC = 99BC-000 century BC = 99BC-000 55thth century BC = 499BC-400BC century BC = 499BC-400BC 1010thth century BC = 999BC-900BC century BC = 999BC-900BC

What is a ‘millenium’ ?What is a ‘millenium’ ?

Historians normally use this Historians normally use this phrase to explain a period of phrase to explain a period of 1000 years, e.g.1000 years, e.g. 1000AD-1999AD = the 21000AD-1999AD = the 2ndnd

millenium after Jesus’ birthmillenium after Jesus’ birth 1000BC-1BC = the 11000BC-1BC = the 1stst millenium millenium

before Jesus’ birthbefore Jesus’ birth

What is an epoch or era ?What is an epoch or era ?

Historians have tended to measure Historians have tended to measure long periods of history, over a 1000 long periods of history, over a 1000 years in terms of epochs or eras, years in terms of epochs or eras, e.g.e.g. AD – AD – Anno DominiAnno Domini = literally, ‘in the year = literally, ‘in the year

of our Lord’ – refers to the periods after of our Lord’ – refers to the periods after Jesus’ birthJesus’ birth

BC = Before the birth of JesusBC = Before the birth of Jesus The birth of Jesus is supposed to have The birth of Jesus is supposed to have

taken place in the year 000 – not that taken place in the year 000 – not that such a year actually existed, but such a year actually existed, but Historians have conveniently chosen a Historians have conveniently chosen a starting point from which to begin starting point from which to begin measuring timemeasuring time

BC & AD or BCE & CE ?BC & AD or BCE & CE ?

As we have already seen, As we have already seen, historians often refer to BC or historians often refer to BC or AD – this dates back to a AD – this dates back to a periods when people were more periods when people were more religious than they are todayreligious than they are today

In more recent times, some In more recent times, some have referred to have referred to BCE = before the common eraBCE = before the common era CE = the common eraCE = the common era

What is Chronology ?What is Chronology ?

Historians like to place Historians like to place measured time in the order that measured time in the order that events happened – this is called events happened – this is called placing things in chronological placing things in chronological order = from the earliest date to order = from the earliest date to the most recentthe most recent

Move onto the next slide for an Move onto the next slide for an exercise in chronology …exercise in chronology …

ExerciseExercise

Place the following ten dates in Place the following ten dates in chronological order, beginning chronological order, beginning with the earliest and ending with with the earliest and ending with the most recent – set out your the most recent – set out your order on a straight line, or time order on a straight line, or time lineline

1023BC, 2000AD, 1945AD, 1023BC, 2000AD, 1945AD, 54BC, 750BC, 1381AD, 54BC, 750BC, 1381AD, 1066AD, 45AD, 1BC, 1AD, 1066AD, 45AD, 1BC, 1AD,

What date comes first? What date comes first?

999BC999BC

998AD998AD

Now time for your own Now time for your own chronological history!chronological history! Draw a horizontal line starting with the date you Draw a horizontal line starting with the date you

were born on the left, and today’s date on the right. were born on the left, and today’s date on the right. Put down the events which are most significant Put down the events which are most significant

(have the most meaning to you). Use pictures and (have the most meaning to you). Use pictures and symbols too illustrate your symbols too illustrate your timeline.timeline.

Your teacher will demonstrate on the board.Your teacher will demonstrate on the board.