
Understanding BC, AD, BCE, and CE
Authored by Chris Persing
History
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who developed the modern system of numbering years?
Julius Caesar
Charlemagne
Dionysius Exiguus
The Mesopotamians
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does BC stand for?
Before Caesar
Before Creation
Before Common Era
Before Christ
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the correct meaning of AD?
After Death
Anno Domini
After Dinosaurs
Anno Domum
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is the AD system not based on 'After Death'?
It would exclude 33 years of history
It only counts the years before Jesus
It starts after the resurrection
It includes the life of Jesus
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who popularized the AD system?
The Romans
Charlemagne
The Mesopotamians
The Greeks
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does BCE stand for?
Before Christ Era
Before Common Era
Before the Christian Era
Before the Creation of Earth
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does CE stand for?
Common Era
Charlemagne's Era
Current Era
Christian Era
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