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Year 7 History · Dating and sequencing the past

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

  1. 1. Which date is earliest?

    • ☐ (a) 100 BCE
    • ☐ (b) 500 BCE
    • ☐ (c) 50 CE
    • ☐ (d) 300 BCE

  2. 2. Which century is 1788 in?

    • ☐ (a) 17th century
    • ☐ (b) 19th century
    • ☐ (c) 18th century
    • ☐ (d) 16th century

  3. 3. What does 'c.' before a date mean?

    • ☐ (a) Century
    • ☐ (b) Calendar
    • ☐ (c) Correct
    • ☐ (d) Circa, or approximately

  4. 4. Which year comes directly after 1 BCE?

    • ☐ (a) 1 CE
    • ☐ (b) 0
    • ☐ (c) 2 BCE
    • ☐ (d) 10 CE

  5. 5. A millennium is how many years?

    • ☐ (a) 10
    • ☐ (b) 100
    • ☐ (c) 1,000
    • ☐ (d) 10,000

  6. 6. How many years from 753 BCE to 509 BCE?

  7. 7. Which century (number only) is the year 2026 in?

  8. 8. How many years from 1606 CE to 1788 CE?

Answer sheet

  1. 1. 500 BCE — Larger BCE numbers are further in the past.
  2. 2. 18th century — The 18th century covers 1701–1800.
  3. 3. Circa, or approximately — Circa means about or approximately.
  4. 4. 1 CE — There is no year 0; 1 BCE is followed by 1 CE.
  5. 5. 1,000 — A millennium is 1,000 years.
  6. 6. 244 — Both are BCE, so subtract: 753 − 509 = 244.
  7. 7. 21 — The 21st century runs from 2001 to 2100.
  8. 8. 182 — 1788 − 1606 = 182.

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