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Historical Dating Systems (Important events (Sometimes we date based on…
Historical Dating Systems
BC and AD
Before Christ
Anno Domini
Before Jesus' Birth
After Jesus' Birth
same as BCE (before common era) and CE (Common Era)
Before Christ
Important events
Sometimes we date based on important events or periods
E.g the Renaissance, a period of 'Birth' in the 14th-17th centuries
WW1
Between WW1 and WW2
Space age
Dynaties
a family that ruled an area for a particular time period
E.g The Han Dynasty China
What periods do historians use?
Prehistoric times- from the earliest times to 3000BC
Ancient History- from 3000 BC to AD 476 (fall of the western roman empire
• Medieval history – from 476 to 1453 (The Turks overthrew the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire)
Renaissance, reformation, The age of Enlightment and The Rise of the west 1400 to 1789
• Modern history – From 1789 (The French Revolution) to the present