Adapted from “Human Time” by Crystal A. Dozier
Name: _Hannah Portenier________________
Part I: Major Events in Human History (4 pts)
Using your textbook and other reliable resources, find dates for the following major events in human
history. Based on the information you gather, translate dates into the BP, BC/AD, and BCE/CE scales.
Using the far right column put the events in relative order, from earliest (1) to latest (15).
Event
BP
BC/AD
BCE/CE
Relative Date
Humans reach Australia
54,921 BP
52,981 BC
52,981 BCE
2
Wheat domesticated
7,921-11,921 BP
5,981-9,981 BC
5,981-9,981 BCE
6
Humans reach North America
12,921 BP
10,981 BC
10,981 BCE
5
Dogs domesticated
32,921-BP
30,981 BC
30,981 BCE
4
Great Pyramid at Giza built
4,539-4,454 BP
2589-2504 BC
2589 -2504 BCe
9
Stonehenge built
4,950-3,450 BP
3000-1500 BC
3000-1500 BCE
7
Sumerian cuneiform invented
5,450 BP
3,500 BC
3,500 BCE
8
Columbus arrives in New
World
458 BP
1492 AD
1492 CE
13
United States Declaration of
Independence signed
174 BP
1776 AD
1776 CE
14
Start of the common era
1,949 BP
1 AD
1 CE
11
Qin era Great Wall of China
built
2,170-2,156 BP
220-206 BC
220-206 BCE
10
Ming era Great Wall of China
582-306 BP
1368-1644 AD
1368-1644 CE
12
Radiocarbon dating “zero”
1 BP or 49,931
1950 AD or 47,981
BC
1950 CE, or 47,981
BCE
15?
Humans reach Europe
54,931 BP
52,981 BC
52,981 BCE
3
Anatomically modern Homo
199,931 BP
197,981 BC
197,981 BCE
1
