Fast and the Curious: Telling Time in History

Which of the answers means the same thing as BC?

• BCE

• AD

• CE

What is the difference between the use of BC/AD and BCE/CE?

• BC/AD is the religious usage of the dates

• BCE/BC is the religious usage of the dates

Which of the answers means the same thing as AD?

• BC

• BCE

• CE

Which of the answers means the same thing as BCE?

• BC

• AD

• CE

Which of the answers means the same thing as CE

• BCE

• BC

• AD

Which of these is the OLDEST?

• 3500 BC People began using bronze

• 49 BC Julius Ceasar crosses the Rubicon

• 1766 BC The Shang Dynasty begins

• 2900 BC The Great Pyramids were built

Which of these is the OLDEST?

• 616 BCE End of the Assyrian Empire

• 800 CE Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor

• 264 BCE First Punic War

• 490 BCE Battle of Marathon

Anno Domini means

• Year of the lord
• After Death
• Domino Effect
• After Dominic

Timelines have what event as year 1?

• Death of Christ

• Creation of the United States

• Birth of Christ

• Beginning of Mesopotamia

Which year is the most recent

• 5000 BCE

• 200 BCE

• 400 CE

• 1300 CE