Century

Century

by T. Kent

What is century?

​The word century is a Latin word

which means one hundred.

​We often use it to show a time in history.

There is no 0 century.

The 1st century began on

1st January 01 and ended on 31st December 100.

Example:

10th century = 900 to 999

​15th century = 1400 to 1499

20th century = 1900 to 1999

Early, Mid, & Late

​We use the words early, mid & late

to give an idea about what part

of the century something happened.

​Early, Mid, & Late

​1900

​1910

​1920

​1930

​1940

​1950

​1960

​1970

​1980

​1990

Early 20th century

​

Mid 20th century

​

Late 20th century​

Multiple Choice

Early 20th century

• 1999

• 2001

• 1902

• 1962

Multiple Choice

Late 19th century

• 1900

• 2000

• 1802

• 1888

Multiple Choice

Mid 15th century

• 1500

• 1550

• 1405

• 1450

Multiple Choice

Year 1655 is in the century.

• 15th

• 16th

• 17th

• 1650th

Multiple Choice

Year 1388 is in the century.

• 1300

• 1400

• 13th

• 14th

Multiple Choice

Year 2021 is .

• Early 21st century

• Mid 21st century

• Late 21st century

• Early 20th century

Multiple Choice

Year 2022 is in the century.

• 21st

• 22nd

• 21th

• 22th

Multiple Choice

B.C. means .

• Busy

• Bee Sea

• Before Christ

• Be Creative

Multiple Choice

A.D. means .

• Anno Domini

• Another Day

• Awesome Dream

• Anti Democracy

Multiple Choice

A century

• 1 year

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 1,000 years