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Terminology and concepts
Topic : Terminology and concepts
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Chapter 1 :
Timelines: interpreting and constructing the order of events
The way we order our historical research can help us understand more about our subject
Sometimes it is easier to lay the events out in the order that they occurred
This is called chronological order
It can help you understand more about what you are studying and why it happened
A great way of writing down events in their chronological order is to use a timeline
A timeline is useful as it can show the events of just one day, a year, or even a century
A timeline should always have equal divisions to mark the passage of time
Chapter 2 :
Describing periods of time
We have many different ways of breaking down or of labelling time
The way we divide time can help us place it in its chronological order
An Age is a period of time defined by technology, a philosophy or an important event
The Stone Age, Iron Age and Bronze Age are all said to be pre-history
The Prehistoric Age is the time before history was written down
Periods in a country's history may be named after a ruler or group of rulers, for example, the Victorian era in Britain or the Ming Dynasty in China
We live in the twenty-first century
Chapter 3 :
Societies and events: sequencing time
In the Christian calendar the first year (when Jesus was born) is called Anno Domini
Anno Domini is Latin for 'In the year of our Lord': This is where the term AD comes from
The time before Anno Domini is known as the time Before Christ - BC
This system of dating was adopted by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582
We use AD and BC to define where in human history an event occurred
AD and BC only reflect the Christian tradition, many historians use different terms
Instead of Anno Domini many historians prefer to use Common Era (CE)
They also replace BC with Before the Common Era (BCE)
Around the world there are many different calendars and ways of counting time
All countries follow the Christian Gregorian calendar to avoid confusion
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