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T1 Exercise 1

Understanding time: dating systems, centuries and some time vocabulary

Class

a) Which century are we living in?………………………..

b) If you look at a newspaper, as well as giving the date, it says that it is the year 2000. Why is it called 2000 and not any other year? …………………………………………………….……………………………………………….

c) Is this year referred to as 2000 in all countries all over the world? Give reasons for your answer……………………………………………………………………………………………………

d) What do the letters A.D. stand for after a date?………………………………………………..

e) What do the letters A.D. mean, after a date?…………………………………………………….

f) What do the letters B.C. stand for after a date?………………………………………………….

g) If the Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066 A.D., in which century did the battle take place?……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

What century were the following years in?

h) 1537 A.D………………………………………

i) 637 A.D…………………………………………

j) 87 A.D…………………………………………..

k) 1900 A.D………………………………………

l) 337 B.C. ……………………………………….

m) 87 B.C…………………………………………

Name any year from these centuries:

n) 14th century A.D…………………….

o) 9th century A.D. …………………….

p) 3rd century B.C………………………

q) Julius Caesar first landed in Britain in 55 B.C. He came back a year later, what year was it then?………………………………………………………..

r) If someone offered to sell you a coin dated 55 B.C., would it be worth a lot of money? Give reasons for your answer……………………………………………

………………………………………………………

Explain the meaning of the following words:

s) chronology………………………………………………………………………………………

t) decade…………………………………………………………………………………………….

u) century……………………………………………………………………………………………

v) millennium…………………………………………………………………………………………

x) era……………………………………………………………………………………………………

y) anachronism……………………………………………………………………………………….

z) Give an example of an anachronism………………………………………………………….

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