A local historian creates a timeline of people who lived there in the past.A lady shows her purchases on a timeline to look for patterns.This lady puts the events of her life on a timeline to look for patterns.Art historians could use timelines in the study of how art changes from one period to another.A teacher uses timelines to illustrate information to her students.

What do all of the people above have in common?

All of these people use timelines outside of a history course. They found that timelines allow them to analyze and draw conclusions about important events in their personal and professional lives. Timelines are helpful to you in these ways as well.

All of these people learned how to create and interpret timelines. This is what this Web Lesson involves. As you continue, review how timelines are built. Next, practice your skills in analyzing and drawing conclusions from a timeline of Ancient Egypt. Finally, identify situations where timelines might be used in real life.

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