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Understanding History Begins with Time

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does circa mean in this sentence?

This event happened circa 1000 AD.

a)

in the year of our Lord

b)

in

c)

Common Era

d)

approximately

2.

A decade is ___ years.

a)

ten

b)

one

c)

one hundred

d)

three hundred and sixty-five

3.

A century is ___ years.

a)

one

b)

ten

c)

three hundred and sixty-five

d)

one hundred

4.

What is implied by the date 1775?

The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in 1775.

a)

1775 occurred after the Common Era.

b)

1775 occurred before the Common Era.

c)

1775 occurred in the Common Era.

d)

The Common Era does not exist.

5.

Which two dates describe the same year?

a)

1000 BCE and 1000 CE

b)

1000 AD and 1000 BC

c)

1000 BCE and 1000 BC

d)

1000 AD and 1000 BCE

6.

Which of these years happened first?

a)

2000 AD

b)

1000 AD

c)

2000 BC

d)

1000 BC

7.

Which of these years occurred second?

a)

2000 AD

b)

1000 AD

c)

2000 BC

d)

1000 BC

8.

Which of these years occurred third?

a)

2000 AD

b)

1000 AD

c)

2000 BC

d)

1000 BC

9.

Which of these years happened last?

a)

2000 AD

b)

1000 AD

c)

2000 BC

d)

1000 BC

10.

Which of these years happened first?

a)

2000 CE

b)

1000 CE

c)

2000 BCE

d)

1000 BCE

11.

Which of these years happened second?

a)

2000 CE

b)

1000 CE

c)

2000 BCE

d)

1000 BCE

12.

Which of these years occurred third?

a)

2000 CE

b)

1000 CE

c)

2000 BCE

d)

1000 BCE

13.

Which of these years occurred last?

a)

2000 CE

b)

1000 CE

c)

2000 BCE

d)

1000 BCE