Time Period Flashcard TN READY

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What does the time period BC stand for?

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Before Christ

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How many years is a century?

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100 years

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How many years is in a decade?

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10 years

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What does circa mean?

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an approximate or estimated date.

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What does the time period AD stand for?

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Anno Domini-the year of our Lord

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Which of these is the same as BC time period: AD, CE, BCE, circa?

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BCE

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Which of these is the same as the time period AD: CE, BCE, BC, circa?

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CE

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What makes BC time so different than AD time?

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BC time counts down.

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When historians do not know an exact date of remains or artifacts what word do they use?

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circa

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The time before there was writing is referred to

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prehistory