Studying History Key Terms

"In the year of our lord" or Anno Domini in Latin

• BCE

• AD

• BC

• CE

A visual reference that shows when historical events happened.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Calendar

• Time line

10 years

• century

• decade

• era

• millennium

How long is a century?

• 1000 years

• 10 years

• 10,000 years

• 100 years

Millennium = ________ years

• 1000

• 100

• 10

• 500

What is an era?

• 100 years

• Periods of thousands of years

• same as a century

• A period of time in which a new historical development occurs

The time before Jesus was born.

• CE

• BC

• AD

• Prehistory

BCE

• Before Common Era

• Before Christ Exits

• Biggest Common Era

• Below Correct Estimations

Which of these are we currently living in?

• BC

• BCE

• 20th Century

• CE

The time before writing is called?

• AD

• Eras

• Prehistory

• Ancient History