SS6 Periods of time/date

A period of 10 years

• Decade

• Century

• Age

• Era

Very old, or from a long time ago

• Decade

• Century

• Age

• Ancient

a period of 100 years

• Decade

• Century

• Age

• Era

a long period of time marked by great events, developments, or figures

• Decade

• Century

• Era

• Age

a long period of time marked by a single cultural feature

• Decade

• Age

• Century

• Era

a word used to show that historians are not sure of an exact date; it means "about"

• circa or c.

• BC

• AD

• BCE

means "before Christ"

dates get smaller as time passes, so the larger the number, the earlier the date.

• BCE

• BC

• AD

• CE

Means "in the year of the Lord."

Dates get larger as time passes, so the larger the number the later the date.

• circa

• BC

• AD

• BCE

Another way to refer to BC dates; it stands for "before the common era"

• AD

• CE

• BC

• BCE

Another way to refer to AD dates

• CE

• AD

• BC

• BCE