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Understanding AD, BC, CE, and BCE

Authored by Erin Hernandez

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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Understanding AD, BC, CE, and BCE
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the capital letters AD, BC, CE, and BCE stand for in historical dates?

After Death, Before Christ, Common Era, Before Common Era

Anno Domini, Before Christ, Common Era, Before Common Era

Anno Domini, Before Christ, Christian Era, Before Christian Era

After Death, Before Christ, Christian Era, Before Christian Era

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were these labels (AD, BC, CE, BCE) created?

To make history more interesting

To assign numbers to each year in history

To confuse students

To create a new calendar system

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "AD" stand for?

After Death

Anno Domini

Anno Dei

After Domini

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "BC" stand for?

Before Christ

Before Common

Before Century

Before Calendar

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "CE" stand for?

Christian Era

Common Era

Current Era

Century Era

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "BCE" stand for?

Before Christian Era

Before Common Era

Before Current Era

Before Century Era

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which period was the system of numbering years from a single point in time decided?

Ancient Greece

Roman Empire

Middle Ages in Europe

Renaissance

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

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