Beginning of Human Society Study Guide - Dating Events & Review Flashcards
What does B.C. stand for?
B.C. = Before Christ. It is literally the time in history that marks the period BEFORE Jesus Christ was born.
Ex. - 1000 BC means 1000 years before the birth of Christ.
What are the years after the birth of Jesus Christ called?
A.D., which stands for Anno Domini.
Anno Domini is Latin for “in the year of the Lord”
When historians give date events from the past that happened before the birth of Jesus Christ, how do they date them?
They counts backwards from 1 A.D.
(To date events after the birth of Christ, or “A.D.,” historians count forward starting at A.D._
Is there a year “0”?
No
What year comes before A.D. 1?
1 B.C.
How do historians date events that happened after the birth of Jesus Christ?
They count forward from 1 A.D.
So 1 A.D. 2 A.D., 100 A.D., 1000 A.D., 1500 A.D., 1776 A.D. and all the way up to today, 2022 (which is in the Modern Era.)
What does BCE stand for?
It stands for Before Common Era
What is the definition of “circa?”
Circa means “approximately” or about or around. You often times see it written on a plaque on the outside of a house or building, like this, “Circa 1765” and it means that the house dates to APPROXIMATELY 1765 or the year listed.
What century is it from 701 B.C. until 600 B.C?
6th Century B.C.
What century is it from 101 A.D. until 200 A.D.?
2nd Century A.D.
How many years were there between the foundation of Rome and the Beginning of City-States in Greece?
200 Years
Approximately when did the Age of Tyrants of Greece happen?
650 B.C.
What occurred at approximately 120 A.D.?
Barbarians’ Invasion of Rome begins
What is the range of years on this timeline?
1000 B.C. to 200 A.D.
What came first, the Dictatorship of Julius Caesar 46-44 or the Decline of Democracy in Greece?
Decline of Democracy
What is the oldest event on this timeline?
Rome founded
What century is 360 A.D.?
4th Century
