What is Chronology?
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Chronology is the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence. History is measured from the first recorded written word about 6,000 years ago and so historians need to have an easy way to place events into order. Anything that happened prior to written records is called ‘prehistory’.
Chronology
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To place events into chronological order means to put them in the order in which they happened, with the earliest event at the start and the latest (or most recent) event at the end.
How do we measure time?
There are many ways historians measure time and there are special terms for it.
BC and AD may also be called BCE and CE. These stand for ‘Before Common Era’ and ‘Common Era’ and are used as less religious alternatives. The numbers for the years remain the same
How do we count centuries?
History is counted in centuries. We are now in the 21st century AD because it is the 21st set of 100 years since the year AD 1. For example:
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What is Chronology?
HS
Chronology is the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence. History is measured from the first recorded written word about 6,000 years ago and so historians need to have an easy way to place events into order. Anything that happened prior to written records is called ‘prehistory’.
Chronology
HS
To place events into chronological order means to put them in the order in which they happened, with the earliest event at the start and the latest (or most recent) event at the end.
How do we measure time?
There are many ways historians measure time and there are special terms for it.
BC and AD may also be called BCE and CE. These stand for ‘Before Common Era’ and ‘Common Era’ and are used as less religious alternatives. The numbers for the years remain the same
How do we count centuries?
History is counted in centuries. We are now in the 21st century AD because it is the 21st set of 100 years since the year AD 1. For example:
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