Geography & Dating System Vocabulary Flashcards
A.D
Anno Dommini
B.C
Before Christ
B.C.E
Before Common Era
C.E
Common Era
Pope John I
Ordered Dennis the Short to create a new system of dating
Dennis the Short
Created the B.C/A.D system of dating
Latitude Lines
Lines that are always parallel and followed by either an “N” or “S” indicating whether it is north or south of the Equator
Longitude Lines
Lines that are followed by either a “W” or “E” indicating whether it is west or east of the Prime Meridian
Equator
An imaginary line that divides the Earth into its North and South Hemispheres
Prime Meridion
An imaginary line that divides Earth into its East and West hemispheres
Meridians
Longitute Lines
Parallels
Latitude Lines
Continents
The Earth’s major land masses
Hemisphere
Half of a sphere
Oceans
The 5 major bodies of water
