Periods of Time

What does the term 'AD' mean?

• A term used to identify dates that occurred after Jesus’s birth
• A term used to identify dates that occurred long ago, before the birth of Jesus Christ
• Another way to refer to BC dates
• Another way to refer to AD dates

What invention of the human being divided pre-history from history?

What is the definition of an era?

• A period of 100 years
• A long period of time marked by great events, developments, or figures
• A period of 10 years
• A period of 1,000 years

What is the definition of a decade?

• A period of 100 years
• A long period of time marked by great events
• A period of 10 years
• A period of 1,000 years

What does the term 'BC' mean?

• Another way to refer to BC dates
• A term used to identify dates that occurred long ago, before the birth of Jesus Christ
• A term used to identify dates that occurred after Jesus’s birth
• Another way to refer to AD dates

What is the definition of an epoch?

• A period of 1,000 years
• A long period of time containing more than one age
• A period of 100 years
• A period of 10 years

What does the term 'CE' stand for?

• Before the common era
• Before Christ
• In the year of our Lord
• Common era

What does the term 'prehistoric' mean?

• From a time before people recorded history
• Important to history
• A word used to show that historians are not sure of an exact date
• Old, or from a long time ago

What does the term 'BCE' stand for?

• Before the common era
• Common era
• In the year of our Lord
• Before Christ

What does the term 'historic' mean?

• From a time before people recorded history
• A word used to show that historians are not sure of an exact date
• Important to history
• Old, or from a long time ago