B.C./A.D?
Vocabulary!
Which happened first?
100

B.C. stands for this time period. 

Before Christ

100

When a timeline is broken into years of 10 - what is that called? (ten years equals a_______)

A Decade

100

100 BC,    AD 100,   2000 BC,    or AD 1990


2000 BC

200

B.C.E. stands for this time period. 

Before the Common Era

200

A timeline shows events in ____________ order. 

Chronological

200

3000 BC,  4000 BC,  1000BC,  or 999BC

4000 BC

300

C.E. stands for this time period.

Common Era 

300

A century is how many years on a timeline?

100 years

300

 1993,   CE 1921,   2012,   CE 1809

CE 1809

400

The abbreviation A.D. stands for this time period.

Anno Domini

In the year of the lord

400

This year does NOT exist.


What is Year Zero?

400

Which is true?

a. All timelines show events and dates in chronological order.

b. Timelines cannot use BC/AD abbreviations

c. Timelines do not have to show events in order

A

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