1. How Time is Represented

2.  Before Christ  Used to date events before the birth of Jesus

3.  Anno Domini  Latin for In the Year of our Lord

4.  For many years, the terms B.C. and A.D. were used to date events. Today, however, with a growing understanding that not all people are Christians, new terms are frequently used.  B.C.→B.C.E  A.D.→C.E.  Both references in each case are still acceptable.

5.  Before Common Era

6.  Common Era

7.  recurring; done or performed every year; yearly

8.  taking place twice every year; semiannual

9.  a period of one hundred years

10.  A period of ten years

11.  A time period reckoned from a specific date; a time distinguished by a certain characteristic

12.  A period of one thousand years

13.  a group of twenty

14.  a simple diagram showing how dates and events relate to one another

15.  the time before written record

16.  beginning of written record of events

17.  Which time period were you born?  Which date occurred first 4 A.D. or 206 B.C.?  Which date is most recent 2011 B.C.E. or 2011 C.E.?  How long is “Four score and seven years ago?”  What decade were you born in?