BC and AD Timeline Worksheet

The letters "BC" stand for (a)  

• Before Christ.
• British Columbia.
• Bureau of Customs.
• Bicycle Club.

Fill in the Blank: "AD" is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase _____________________________.

• Anno Domini.

• Ante Diem.

• Anno Diaboli.

• Anno Decem.

In the BC/AD timeline, there is no year _____________________________.

• Zero.

• One.

• Two.

• Three.

What is used on a timeline when historians do not have an exact date?

• Circa.

• Anno Domini.

• Before Christ.

• Anno Mundi.

Match the following descriptions with how years are counted in the BC era.

• Years increase sequentially starting from 1 BC.

• Forward from 0 BC

• Years decrease sequentially as you go further back in time from the current year.

• Backward from the current year.

• Years increase sequentially starting from 0 BC.

• Backward from 1 BC

• Years decrease sequentially as you go further back in time from 1 BC.

• Forward from 1 BC

Which of the following years came last (or is most recent)?

• 490 BC

• 1490 AD

• 60 BC

• 90 AD

Identify a significant historical event that occurred in the BC era and one that occurred in the AD era.

• The founding of Rome in 753 BC and the fall of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476

• The signing of the Magna Carta in AD 1215 and the discovery of America in AD 1492

• The birth of Confucius in 551 BC and the invention of the printing press in AD 1440

• The construction of the Great Wall of China in 221 BC and the French Revolution in AD 1789

Fill in the Blank: 1. ______

• Before Christ

• After Death

• Anno Domini

• Common Era

Fill in the Blank: 2. (a)   (Answer: Anno Domini)

• Anno Domini
• Before Christ
• Common Era
• Gregorian Calendar

Fill in the Blank: 6. ______

• circa

• circle

• circus

• circuit