Terms Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
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AD
A
Anno Domini (‘year of the Lord’) - used to indicate any year after the birth of Christ.
2
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BC
A
Before Christ - The period of time before the birth of Christ.
2
Q
BCE
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Before Common Era - The period of time before the birth of Christ
2
Q
CE
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Common Era - The period of time after the birth of Christ.
3
Q
Century
A
100 years
4
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Decade
A
10 years
5
Q
Millennium
A
1000 years
6
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Chronology
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The arrangement of events in the order of occurrence.
7
Q
Primary source
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Created from the time e.g. letter, photographs, diary introduction
8
Q
Secondary source
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created after the time e.g. textbook, documentary, websites
9
Q
Why is ‘BCE’ and ‘CE’ more commonly used now?
A
To remove the religious terms
10
Q
Plagiarism
A
Turning in someone else’s work as one’s own.
