Common Era

High school (ages 12+)
Mathematics & Numbers

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/common-era

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the related chronological systems?Anno Domini (AD), Before Christ (BC), Hijri calendar, Hebrew calendar, etc
2. What does CE and BCE stand for?CE means Common Era and BCE means Before the Common Era. They are the same years as AD and BC but without the word Jesus.
3. Why do people use CE and BCE instead of AD and BC?CE and BCE are neutral and not tied to one religion, so everyone can use them in school, science, and history.

Anno Domini (AD): Latin for 'in the year of our Lord,' a traditional Christian dating system originating from Dionysius Exiguus.
Before Christ (BC): The conventional designation for years preceding the AD era, directly corresponding to BCE.
Secularization: The process whereby religious influence and institutions diminish in public life and discourse.
Historiography: The study of the writing of history, including its methods, principles, and biases.