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Early Civilizations
VOCABULARY WORDS FOR TIMELINE and Early Civilization QUIZ
Term | Definition |
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BC | PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE CHRIST'S BIRTH-ALSO KNOWN AS BCE |
BCE | BEFORE COMMON ERA-ALSO KNOWN AS BC |
AD | AFTER CHRIST'S BIRTH-LATIN TERM ANNO DOMINI-YEAR OF OUR LORD-ALSO KNOWN AS CE |
CE | COMMON ERA-ALSO KNOWN AS AD |
CIRCA | ESTIMATION OR APPROXIMATION OF TIME |
DECADE | PERIOD OF 10 YEARS |
CENTURY | PERIOD OF 100 YEARS |
MILLENNIUM | PERIOD OF 1,000 YEARS |
HORIZONTAL TIMELINE | TIMELINE READ FROM LEFT TO RIGHT |
VERTICAL TIMELINE | TIMELINE READ FROM TOP TO BOTTOM |
TIMELINE | ALLOWS YOU TO COMPARE WHEN DIFFERENT EVENTS HAPPEN IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER |