BCE CE

BCE CE

5th - 7th Grade

8 Qs

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BCE CE

BCE CE

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Social Studies

5th - 7th Grade

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Created by

Moira LaPointe

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

BCE is an abbreviation for...

before common era

before Christ

by counting eras

before China emerged

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

CE is an abbreviation for...

cool era

C is excellent

chronological era

common era

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Dates that happen after year 1, can have this abbreviation for the Latin term "anno domini"

BC

TMI

XYZ

AD

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Dates before year 1, sometimes have the abbreviation "BC". "BC" stands for...

bicuspid

before Christ

before common times

AD

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following dates occurred after year 1?

2005 BCE

1982 BC

1492 CE

84 BCE

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following dates occurred before year 1?

2015 CE

1982 AD

1492 CE

2000 BCE

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is the reason why it was decided to change BC/AD to BCE/CE?

it was boring, & they wanted something new

no one knew what they meant

to make it fair for people who did not believe in Christ

it wasn't alphabetical

8.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which are the other ways that Common Era dates can be noted?

10000 BC

2021

1776 CE

1400 BCE