a long period marked by great events,developments, or figures

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."

a term that refers to AD dates; it stands for "common era"

a period of conquering new land and developing extensions of a mother country called colonies

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Chapter 1 SS Vocab

Question	Answer
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