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Early Civilizations
VOCABULARY WORDS FOR TIMELINE and Early Civilization QUIZ
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |