timeline basics

B.C. =

• Before Cheese

• Before Common

• Before Christ

• Before Current

A.D. =

• After Death

• After Domination

• Anno Domini

• After Christ

B.C.E. =

• Before Common Era

• Before Christ Existed

• Before Current Existence

• Before Common Error

C.E. =

• Current Era

• Common Era

• Christ Existence

• Common Error

Which year happened first?

• 567 B.C.

• 525 A.D.

Which year happened most recently?

• 2005 C.E.

• 2005 B.C.E.

2018 A.D. could also be called

• 2018 C.E.

• 2018 B.C.E.

• 2018 B.C.

On a timeline, B.C.E. is represented

• on the right side of the timeline
• on the left side of the timeline
• in the year zero
• B.C.E. is never on a timeline

On a timeline, C.E. is represented

• on the right side of the timeline
• on the left side of the timeline
• in the year zero
• C.E. is never on a timeline

Which timeline is labeled correctly?

• A
• B
• C