Review-WHI.1-Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras

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How are B.C. years treated in terms of mathematical numbers? Options: Like positive numbers, Like negative numbers, Like zero, Like fractions

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Like negative numbers

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What does A.D. stand for in the context of the modern calendar?

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Anno Domini

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From what event does A.D. count in the modern calendar?

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The birth of Jesus

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What do the terms C.E. and B.C.E. stand for in the alternative method of dating?

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Common Era and Before Common Era

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Why do some people prefer to use C.E. and B.C.E. instead of A.D. and B.C.?

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To distance themselves from religious connotations

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Which of the following is interchangeable with A.D. in the alternative dating system? B.C.E., C.E., B.C., C.D.

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C.E.

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What is a primary source?

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A document written by someone who was present at the event.

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What distinguishes a secondary source from a primary source?

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It is created after the event by someone not present.

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What does the term "prehistory" refer to?

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The time period before humans learned how to write

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What is another name for the Paleolithic Era?

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Old Stone Age