Timelines

What is the timeline?

A timeline is a list of important events arranged in the order in which they happened. ... Timelines are often used in history textbooks and biographies — they explain what happened during a certain period of time or to a particular person, starting with the earliest event and moving forward through time

 

Why do we use timelines?

We can use timelines to help us organize information so that they can better understand history and key events of historical, social, and scientific significance

 

Why do historians create timelines?

Historians use timelines to display different types of information and to show cause and effect. Timelines show parallel events and how different civilizations develop over time

 

How do history timelines work?

A historical timeline is a method of highlighting important historical dates, terms, figures, and events in a chronological fashion. ... For example, a broad timeline of human history might include the Ancient Age (from 3600 B.C. to roughly 500 A.D), the Middle Ages (500 to 1500), and the Modern Age (1500 to the present