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Time and Timelines
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Historians use this to group human activities that share particular characteristics
Calendars
Turning Points
Time
Eras/ Periods
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According to the timeline, which of the following religions was founded earliest?
Buddhism
Sikhism
Christianity
Islam
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There are many calendar systems because...
The first calendars were lunar and the newest are solar
No one could agree on the best calendar system
Societies took time to create the perfect calendar
Different cultures created calendars to suit their own needs
4
Instead of using "AD" many people now use...
ABC
CE
BC
BCE
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The earliest dates on a timeline are
On the right
In the middle
On the left
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According to the timeline, which of the following religions was founded last?
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
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Why have historians switched to using BCE and CE instead of AD and BC?
To avoid offending non-Christians
No one could remember what Anno Domini meant
They haven't
The new abbreviations are easier to remember
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In order to find out how many years occurred between events, dates with different ending dates
Should be subtracted
Should be multiplied
Should be divided
Should be added
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According to the timeline, Jesus Christ was born how many years before Muhammad?
600
574
4 BCE
570
10
According to the timeline, what year was Guru Nanak born?
1469 BCE
1539 BCE
1469 CE
1539 CE
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In order to find out how many years occurred between events, dates with the same ending dates
Should be divided
Should be multiplied
Should be added
Should be subtracted
12
The calendar system used by most of the world today is the
Chinese Calendar
Gregorian Calendar
Muslim Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
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An important historical event that has a long lasting effect on human life
Turning Point
Era/ Age
BCE
Anno Domini
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The larger the CE date...
The more important an event
The more recent it happened
The longer ago it happened
The less important an event
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AD means
Anno Domini
Addition
Angry Dinosaurs
After Death
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The idea of time is a man-made concept
False
True
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According to the timeline, which event happened 2019 years ago from today?
The birth of Guatama Buddha
The birth of K'ung
The birth of Muhammad
The birth of Jesus Christ
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A solar calendar...
Is based on the planets
Is based on the sun
Is based on the moon
Is based on the stars
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The larger the BCE date...
The more important an event is
The more recent the event happened
The less important an event is
The longer ago the event happened
