Test 2 Study Guide

What does BC stand for?

• Before Christ

• After Death

• Before Century

• After Decade

What does AD stand for?

• anno Domini

• Before Christ

• After Decade

• Before Century

What is a timeline?

• A graphic representation of chronological events

• A period of 100 years

• The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence

• A period of 10 years

What is a century?

• A period of 100 years

• A period of 10 years

• A period of 1,000 years

• The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence

What is a decade?

• A period of 10 years

• A period of 100 years

• A period of 1,000 years

• The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence

What is a millennium?

• A period of 1,000 years

• A period of 10 years

• A period of 100 years

• The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence

True or False: When we refer to modern dates, we usually drop the AD/CE abbreviations.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a type of government where all citizens vote on elected officials?

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

Which of the following is a type of government ruled by a few elite leaders?

• Oligarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Dictatorship

Which of the following is a type of government ruled by religious law?

• Theocracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Anarchy