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Contributor: Brian Anthony. Lesson ID: 11052
Did you know you're a historian? When you talk about the events in your life, you are creating a chronology! Historians use chronologies, or timelines, to understand events. Learn to make your own!
It's one of the most important questions in life. Everyone will answer it differently, each according to the experiences they have had in the past.
The sequence of the events of your life makes up a big part of who you are today. That sequence of events is called chronology.
Think about the major events of your life.
Jot down the five or six most important ones. Now, go back and look at your list. If you're like most people, you probably wrote them in order from earliest to latest.
Historians spend a great deal of time thinking about sequences of events.
Knowing how one event led to another can tell us a lot about the world. Historians strive to create a chronology that explains later events and conditions, and they can represent that chronology in a variety of ways.
Read about historical Chronology, and take notes on important points including the answers to these questions:
Now, think about the different ways you could show chronology visually.
When you are ready, continue on to the Got It? section to research some timelines.
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