Timeline dating question........

[ABQmom]

I'm getting ready to make my timeline from about 1600 to 1800 AD (early modern times). What would you suggest I make the increments? Every 10 years? 20 years? I want to make sure we have enough room for everything.

[Chris in VA]

It's not so much the increments, it's more how much actual space do you have between increments?

Is this a wall timeline, or a book?

[sabrina]

listening in....:bigear:

[ABQmom]

It's not so much the increments, it's more how much actual space do you have between increments?

Is this a wall timeline, or a book?

 

My timeline is half sheets of cardstock taped together on the back. I have the timeline drawn the middle. It is hung across my wall. When we study someone, I google an image of the person/event and we add it with the date.

 

I like it because it is small, easy to put together, and easy to maintain throughout the year. I have not been using the same time spacing. For ancients, I drew a tick mark for every 1,000 years. Around 1,000 BC, I started doing every 100 years, and around 1600 AD, I started doing every 20 years. I saw the thread debating this way of doing it. For me, it works best this way.

 

I think right now, that I have about 2 inches between the tick marks.

 

I don't mind making the years between the marks less--every 10 years for instance, but I don't think I want to change the spacing. So, my question remains, how many years should I space for early modern history? (Timelines are hard for me to explain via writing, so I hope this all makes sense.)