7 History Chronology

The word chronology refers to the process of organising events into the ______________ they happened.

The correct term to describe the period before the birth of Christ is

• CE

• BP

• BCE

The correct term to describe the period after the birth of Christ is

• CE

• BCE

• BP

What is a decade?

• 1000 years

• 100 years

• 10 years

What is a century?

• 100 years

• 10 years

• 1000 years

What is a millennium?

• 1000 years

• 100 years

• 10 years

What century are we living in now?

• 20th BCE

• 20th CE

• 21 CE

• 21 BCE

My mum was born in 1946. What century was she born in?

• 19th CE

• 20th CE

• 21st CE

What invention in about 3500 BCE is used by historians to divide the past into "prehistory" and "history".

Prehistory is a term used to describe any time

• Before 3500 BCE

• After 3500 CE