Module 2

Question 1

B.C - BC

Answer 1

Before Christ, which references the calendar citations. Divides history into before and after the birth of Jesus Christ.

Question 2

A.D - AD

Answer 2

The abbreviation of the Latin phrase “Anno Domini”, which translates to “The Year of our Lord”. AD refers to the birth of christ, or the years after.

Question 3

C.E - CE

Answer 3

Common Era – The academic replacement for A.D. used by scholars. C.E. matches the Gregorian calendar.

Question 4

Antiquity

Answer 4

A term used to refer to a large span in the history of the Western Civilization. Indicates a time from 800 B.C.E to 1500 C.E. Antiquity is usually split into three periods, including classical antiquity, which overlaps into the Middle Ages, which overlaps into the Renaissance. In this scheme, Classical Antiquity is split yet again into Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

Question 5

Modernity

Answer 5

A span of time loosely synonymous with the modern ages. For this class, it started at 1500 C.E and spans to now.

Question 6

Classical antiquity

Answer 6

an ambiguous term that is used to refer to large spans of time in the history of Western Civilization. Though there is not firm agreement among scholars, classical antiquity often understood as spanning from ca. 800 B.C.E – ca. 600 C.E. Note that by most accounts there is significant overlap between classical antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

Question 7

The Middle Ages / Medieval Times

Answer 7

an era in the history of Western Civilization that lasted from ca. 400 C.E. – ca. 1500 C.E. The term Middle Ages is Euro-centric, meaning that in its normal usage the term refers only to events geographically situated in Europe.

Question 8

The Renaissance

Answer 8

a period in the history of Europe lasting from ca. 1300 C.E. – 1600 C.E. It is A.K.A. the European Renaissance, and sometimes it is termed the Italian Renaissance. It was a transitional era that shared at least some qualities with both the Middle Ages and the Modern Ages