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5 ATHENA Unit 1 Chart/Graph Timelinks

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A.D.   "Anno Domini," Latin for "in the year of the Lord," refers to a year occurring after the birth of Christ   Hawaii became a state in A.D. 1959.  
B.C.   stands for "before Christ" and is used after a numeral to indicate a year occurring before the birth of Jesus Christ   The first Olympic games were held in 776 B.C.  
B.C.E.   stands for "Before the Common Era"   B.C.E. is a time division that may be used in place of B.C.  
C.E.   stands for "Common Era"   C.E. is a time division that may be used in place of A.D.  
century   a period of 100 years   We are currently living in the twenty-first century.  
circa   in approximately   The museum noted the silver platter was made circa 1780.  
parallel time line   shows two different sets of events on the same line   The parallel time line showed the major events of 1950 - 2000 in Europe and Asia.  
time line   a diagram showing the order in which events took place   The time line showed the dates that each state joined the Union.  


   


 

 

 
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