Timeline Abbreviations

Which timeline abbreviations were based on the Christian religion?

• B.C.  &  B.C.E.

• C.E.  &  A.D. 

• B.C.   &  A.D.

Abbreviations used to identify dates in more modern history (after the birth of Jesus)

• A.D./C.E.

• B.C./C.B.

• B.C./B.C.E.

• B.C./A.D.

a line marked off with a series of events and dates

• B.C./B.C.E.

• movement

• timeline

• chronology

Select the two abbreviations that would be used to show an event BEFORE the year 1.

• BCE

• CE

• BC

• AD

Select the two abbreviations that would be used to show an event AFTER the year 1.

• BCE

• CE

• BC

• AD

Ancient Times (BCE) always_______.

• count down

• count up

• count decades

• count centuries

What two abbreviations can be used to represent events that happened before the birth of Jesus Christ? (You must select two answers.)

• B.C.

• C.E.

• B.C.E

• A.D.

B.C.E. stands for

• Before Christ

• Best Common Era

• Before Common Era

• Common Era

What does the abbreviation 'A.D.' stand for in historical timelines?

• Anno Domini

• After Death

• Ante Dominum

• Anno Dominum

Which abbreviation is used to denote years before the birth of Jesus Christ?

• A.D.

• C.E.

• B.C.

• C.B.