What can you compare a timeline too

It can be compared to a Gantt Chart, which was created to visualize the workflow. It consists of a table of tasks with the links between them, and a timeline. Originally, Henry Gantt, its creator determined two basic principles for these charts:

-measure activities by the amount of time needed to complete them

-the space on the chart can be used the represent the amount of the activity that should have been done in that time

Explanation:

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the california missions began in the late 18th century as an effort to convert native americans to catholicism and expand european territory. there were 21 missions in all, lasting from 1769 until about 1833.   the missions were built by the spanish starting in 1769 in order to “colonize” the territory of alta california. so the missions were important because they were the means of settling california. it also wanted to keep other european countries out of alta california. building settlements along the coast would them meet these goals. missionaries wanted to convert the indians to the roman catholic faith. california indians did much of the work to build missions.

i think it is the byzantine empire