Timelines

Front

What does the root gen- or geno- mean?

Back

birth or formation

Front

BCE stands for ____.

Back

Before the Common Era

Front

CE stands for ___.

Back

The Common Era

Front

Horizontal timelines are read from ____.

Back

Left (oldest) to right (newest).

Front

If two dates are in the same era (BCE/ BCE or CE/CE) you need to _____ to find the distance between the years.

Back

subtract

Front

If two dates are in different eras (BCE/CE or BC/AD) you need to ____ to find the distance between the years.

Back

add

Front

___ is the same as BCE.

Back

BC

Front

____ is the same as CE.

Back

AD

Front

When you are determining how long ago something happened, you need to also use the year ___.

Back

2023 CE

Answer explanation

We are in the year 2022 CE. We are always in the common era. Therefore, whenever you are trying to figure out how long ago something happened, you need to use our year as one of the dates.

Front

What is a ten year time period called?

Back

decade