Timeline worksheet · History, Civics & Social Studies
Ancient Rome: republic to empire timeline: write the dates · Grade 6
Write the date of each of 7 events about ancient Rome: republic to empire on a timeline using a date bank. Practices chronology and reading a scaled timeline.
- Grade 6 · ages 11 to 12
- Medium
- 15 to 20 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.
The events
Directions: Write the date of each event on its line. Use the dates in the box.
- Dates
- 313 CE · 27 BCE · 79 CE · 330 CE · 476 CE ____ about 450 BCE
- 509 BCE
- oldest newest
- Romans expel their last king and set up a republic, according to tradition.
- The Twelve Tables, Rome's first written laws, are put on display.
- Octavian takes the title Augustus and becomes Rome's first emperor.
- Mount Vesuvius erupts and buries the towns of Pompeii and
- Herculaneum.
- The Edict of Milan grants religious toleration, including for
- Christians.
- Constantine dedicates Constantinople as the empire's new capital.
- The last western emperor, Romulus Augustulus, is removed from power.
What your child practices
Your child practices chronology and reading a scaled timeline. The skill is “Change, continuity and causation”: describe how and why things changed over time and compare perspectives.
- Grades and ages
- Grade 6, ages 11 to 12
- Time
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- Subject
- History, Civics & Social Studies
- Level
- Medium for Grade 6
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 6, for practice after the skill has been taught.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Find the oldest and newest events first, then fill in the middle.
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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 6
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