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Time and Chronology is a standard covered on the CRCT. Here's a review!

TIME ZONES:

Read About the History of Time Zones
http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/world.html

Check out Time Zones in the good old USA
http://www.time.gov/

How the Four US Time Zones Came to Be
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_timezone_1.html
Convert Time Zones
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/

Greenwich
http://http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/

International Date Line
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/international_date.html

The Debate over AD, BC, CE, and BCE

CE stands for "Common Era." It is a relatively new term that is experiencing increased usage and is eventually expected to replace AD. The latter is an abbreviation for "Anno Domini" in Latin or "the year of the Lord" in English. The latter refers to the approximate birth year of Yeshua of Nazareth (a.k.a. Jesus Christ). CE and AD have the same and value. 2004 CE = 2004 AD.

BCE stands for "Before the common era." It is eventually expected to replace BC, which means "Before Christ." BC and BCE are also identical in value. Most theologians and religious historians believe that the approximate birth date of Yeshua of Nazareth (Jesus) was in the fall, sometime between 7 and 4 BCE, although we have seen estimates as late as 4 CE and as early as the second century BCE.

Try this!
How many years in a DECADE? SCORE? CENTURY? MILLENNIUM?
Can you name FOUR synonyms for a period of time in history? (could be geological history, too!)

Posted by Mrs. Glenn