Measuring Historical Time

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Measuring Historical Time

Copy the following on your timeline: AD1500 AD2000 4000 BC 500BC AD500 “0”? written language fall of Rome (AD476) Renaissance A D B C BC = Before Christ BCE = Before Common Era A = Pre-history B = Ancient History C = Middle Ages D = Modern History AD = Anno Domini – Latin for “In the year of our Lord” (NOT After Death!) CE = Common Era

More Practice: A D B C AD1500 AD2000 4000 BC 500BC AD500 “0”? written language fall of Rome (AD476) Renaissance A D B C Which date occurred MOST recently: 1500BC or 500BC? If a civilization started in 2500BC and lasted for 1300 years, what year did it end? If a person was born in 775BC and lived for 50 years, what year did he die? If a person graduated from high school in 1990, what century did she graduate in? If a person born today lives for 100 years, what century will they celebrate their 100th birthday in? Answers: 500BC 1200BC 725BC 20th 22nd