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Timelines

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these dates is the OLDEST?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which of these dates is the OLDEST?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

BCE and ______ represent the same era of time on a timeline.

a)

BC

b)

CE

c)

AD

d)

DC

4.

AD and _____ represent the same era of time on a timeline.

a)

BC

b)

DC

c)

BCE

d)

CE

5.

The most modern terms are ____ and ____ because they exclude religious meaning.

a)

BCE, AD

b)

BCE, CE

c)

BC, AD

d)

CE, BC

6.

What event marked year 1 AD by historians?

a)

the birth of Christ

b)

the first year of human existence

c)

the birth of Muhammad

d)

the first civilization was created

7.

Which 2 time designations mark the time before the birth of Christ?

a)

BC and BCE

b)

AD and CE

c)

DC and CE

d)

AD and BC

8.

This latin term is used to estimate a year if the exact year is unknown.

a)

circa

b)

decade

c)

century

d)

era

9.

How long is a decade?

a)

1 year

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

10.

How long is a century?

a)

1 year

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

11.

Which of these dates is the OLDEST?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Means "arranged in the order that events happened."

a)

decade

b)

historian

c)

chronological

d)

circa

13.

The time before written history is called:

a)

prehistory

b)

circa

c)

timeline

d)

chronological

14.

AD means (2 answers)

a)

In the year of the Lord

b)

Anno domini

c)

After Death

d)

After Christ

15.

We are living in the year 2020 ____.

a)

CE

b)

BCE

c)

CE

d)

AD