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Chapter 1 SS Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Decade | a period of 10 years |
Century | a period of 100 years |
Era | a long period marked by great events,developments, or figures |
BC | a term used to identify dates before the birth of christ; comes from a Latin term that means "in the year of our Lord." (BCE is another way to refer to BC dates; it stands for "before the common era." |
CE | a term that refers to AD dates; it stands for "common era" |
Colonization | a period of conquering new land and developing extensions of a mother country called colonies |