The division of historical time

Question 1

what are the time periods, and when did they happen?

Answer 1

• prehistory 3 millionBC/3000 AD
• Paleolithic 3 million/10,000 BC
• mesolithic 10,000/8000 BC
• neolithic 10,000/3000 BC
• ancient age 3000 BC/476 AD
• medieval age 476/1492 AD
• moderne age 1492/1789 AD
• contemporary age 1789 AD/ nowdays

Question 2

What does AD mean? Are there any alternatives?

Answer 2

AD means after Jesus’ death. An alternative is CE (common era)

Question 3

What does BC mean? Are there any alternatives?

Answer 3

BC means before Jesus’ death. An alternative is BCE (before common era)