Understanding Timelines

Which individual is recognized for developing the Anno Domini (AD) and Before Christ (BC) dating system?

• Julius Caesar

• Dionysius Exiguus

• Pope Gregory XIII

• Bede

What does the abbreviation AD signify in historical dating?

• After Death

• Anno Domini

• After Discovery

• Ancient Dates

When moving forward in time within the BCE period, how do the year numbers change?

• They increase in value

• They decrease in value

• They remain the same

• They fluctuate randomly

Why have BCE and CE largely replaced BC and AD in modern historical contexts?

• To simplify calendar calculations

• To accommodate new scientific discoveries

• To offer a more religiously neutral terminology

• To reflect a change in the Earth's rotation