Mysteries of the Himma Vocabulary

Which word or phrase means, "abbreviation of "Before the Common Era." This means count back starting 2023 years ago (The year 0), when Jesus was born"?

• BCE

• CE

• neolithic

• precambrian

Answer explanation

To figure out how long ago a BCE date was, add that date to the present year (2023).

For example: For 900 BCE: 2023 + 900 = 2923 years ago.

Which word or phrase means, "abbreviation of "Common Era." Count up from 0 (when Jesus was born)

• BCE

• CE

• neolithic

• precambrian

Answer explanation

To figure out how long ago a CE date was, subtract that date from the present year (2023).

For example: For 900 CE: 2023 - 900 = 1123 years ago

Which word or phrase means, "a type of religion"?

• citadel

• petroglyph

• cult

• solstice

Which word or phrase means, "words that are etched into stone or metal"?

• inscription

• petroglyph

• graffiti

• plate tectonics

Which word or phrase means, "the last part of the Stone Age, from about 8,000 BCE to about 3,500 BCE. At this time, people used polished stone tools and began to farm?"

• paleolithic

• neolithic

• pre-cambrian

• sedentary

Which word or phrase means, "an adjective to describe a person or group of people who move around a lot?"

• paleolithic

• traditional

• nomadic

• sedentary

Which word or phrase means, "a drawing or carving on rock, especially from prehistoric times, like an inscription, but with pictures?"

• graffiti

• inscription

• plate tectonics

• petroglyph

Which word or phrase means, "The sections under the earth that move around as they float on melted rock. The movement of these sections causes earthquakes?"

• graffiti

• inscription

• plate tectonics

• petroglyph

Which word or phrase means, "an adjective that means something is from 600 million years ago, when the earth's crust was formed and the first life appeared?"

• sedentary

• neolithic

• precambrian

• paleolithic

Which word or phrase means, "living in a fixed location; opposite of nomadic?"

• sedentary

• neolithic

• urban

• nomadic