Gallopade Chapter 1: Understanding History Begins with Time Quiz

What does circa mean in this sentence? This event happened circa 1000 AD.

• in

• D

• A

• approximately

A decade is

• ten

• one hundred

• D

• C

What is implied by the date 1775? The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in 1775.

• A

• 1775 occurred after the Common Era.

• 1775 occurred before the Common Era.

• 1775 occurred in the Common Era.

Which two dates describe the same year?

• 1000 BCE and 1000 CE

• 1000 AD and 1000 BCE

• 1000 AD and 1000 BC

• 1000 BCE and 1000 BC

Write the numbers on the timeline in chronological order.

• 2000 BC, 1000 BC, 2000 AD, 1000 AD

• 2000 CE, 1000 CE, 2000 BCE, 1000 BCE

• B

• D

A century is

• D

• one

• ten

• C

What does BCE stand for?

• D

• A

• Before Common Era

• C

What does AD stand for?

• D

• C

• B

• Anno Domini

What is the meaning of CE?

• C

• D

• B

• Common Era

What is the meaning of BC?

• C

• D

• Before Christ

• B