TERM-II Subject: E.V.S. CH 18 Timeline Work Book Work

Timelines 

1. Fill in the blanks 

a) History is the study of past events. 

b) A timeline is a representation of events over a period of time. c) In AD, the years are counted forward. 

d) India got Independence 1947 after the birth of Christ.

2. Choose the correct option. 

a) The timeline indicating AD may show; 

i. 1 AD 

ii. 1 BC 

iii. 2019 BC 

iv. 2019 AD 

b) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was born in _______________ i. 1630 CE 

ii. 326 BCE  

iii. 468 BCE 

iv. 1786 CE 

c) Alexander attacked India in _______________________. 

i. 326 BCE  

ii. 468 BCE  

iii. 1630 CE  

iv. 1786 CE

d) What does the timeline look like?  

i. Alphabetical line  

ii. Symbolic line  

iii. Number line  

iv. Diagonal line 

3. State whether the following are true or false. 

a) The time before the birth of Jesus Christ is called AD. False

b) A decade means 10 months. False 

c) All the events are arranged in a chronological order on a timeline. True 

d) ‘0’ year exist on a timeline. False 

4. Answer the following questions in brief. 

a) What do historians study? 

Historians study history or the past. 

b) What is the full form of AD? 

Anno Domini 

c) Why do historians use timelines? 

Historians use timelines to display different events. 

d) Why is a timeline important? 

A timeline is important to draw a complete picture of history. It also helps us to understand time lapses between events.

5. Complete the given graphic organiser on the basis of the year of birth of  your family members 

6. Make a timeline of the events that have taken place in school in the last 1  week. 

7. Use the timeline given below to answer the questions. 

a. What is this timeline about? 

Ans: Invention of mobile phone 

b. Which year was the first mobile phone invented? 

Ans: 1973 

c. What event occurred in 2003? 

Ans: In 2003 Nokia 1100 launched which became the top selling phone  of all time. 

d. How many years after the first mobile invented, the touch screen phone was  launched? 

Ans: After 34 years. 

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