timeline [tahym-lahyn]
noun
1. A linear representation of important events in the order in which they occurred.
2. A schedule; timetable.
EX. Click the image above for a break down of the Zelda timeline in diagram form before I get into a heavy discussion on the matter and sum it up for you in linear a model as possible. A lot of confusion is possible because a lot of names are reused a lot in the series.
