Class work
Time Terminology:
BC
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Before Christ
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AD
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Anno Domini
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BCE
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Before Common Era
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CE
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Common Era
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BP
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Before Present
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Definitions:
- history – The Past. Began 13,7 billion BP until 2012 AD.
- prehistory – The human past before the invention of writing. Began 50 000 years BP until 3 500 years BC.
- History – Academic study of the past, traditionally based upon written records. Began 3 500 years BC until 2012 AD.
The first writing civilization was Sumeria in the Middle
East 3 500 BC. The first written records in Sweden come from 300 AD.
We learnt about Big History
- Filippa
