The older timeline convention consists of BC which stands for (a) and AD which stands for (b) or Year of the Lord.
BC - AD

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1.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Because using BC and AD to tell when something happened is a standard way that many people use, it is known as a
Chronological Catch
Special Calendar
Timeline Convention
Leap Year
3.
MATCH QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Match the following
Interval
the "count by" number
Span
Should clearly state the topic of the timeline.
Title
Monks believed it was the year Jesus was born
Year 0
The number of years between the first and last date on the timeline.
AD 1
This is missing from a proper timeline.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
To list events from the earliest to the latest is to put them in
alphabetical order
a filing system
random order
chronological order
5.
REORDER QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Put the following dates in chronological order
500 BC
1500 BC
2000 BC
1 BC
1000 BC
6.
REORDER QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Rearrange the dates in chronological order.
AD 1500
AD 1000
AD 2024
AD 250
AD 1
7.
REORDER QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Rearrange the dates in chronological order.
AD 4
1 BC
5 BC
AD 2
3 BC
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