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The term BC - created within the Julian and Gregorian calendars... to mark the period before the birth of Jesus. The term AD - marks the period after the death of Jesus... up to today. The terms were not created at the time of Jesus' existence - but long afterwards (circa 525 AD).

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Mohammed was born in BC or AD?

CE - the common era ie - a different way of saying AD


Why does abbreviation BC and AD are still commonly used to label different areas of world history. The facts support which of the following conclusions?

Christian historians have had a major impact on how the world divides time into periods. (APEX)


How do you count BC AD?

The last date of BC was 1 BC, then the first date of AD was 1 AD, there was no zero.


Is ad older then bc?

Okay Will AD is older than BC because AD is very old not like BC


What is the BC AD dating system?

BC: Before Christ. Used for years before the birth of Jesus Christ AD: Anno Domini. Used for years in the reign of the christ. The current year, for instance, is really 2013 AD


Why BC and AD?

BC : before Christ AD : anno domino


Why have some historians rejected the labels BC and AD as labels for periods in the world history?

the labels are based on christian traditions and do not represent all world cultures.


Why have some historians rejected the labels BC and AD as labels for period in world history?

the labels are based on christian traditions and do not represent all world cultures.


Why have some historians rejected the labels BC and AD as labels for periods in world history?

the labels are based on christian traditions and do not represent all world cultures.


How many years are there between 30 BC and 30 AD and why?

58 years are between 30 BC and AD 30. The first thing you need to remember is that there is no year 0; the year before AD 1 is 1 BC. So the years between 30 BC and AD 30 are... 29 BC, 28 BC, 27 BC, ..., 2 BC, 1 BC, AD1, AD 2, ..., AD 27, AD 28, AD 29 29 BC through 1 BC is 29 years, and AD 1 through AD 29 is 29 years. 29 years + 29 years = 58 years


Is 3000 bc closer to ad or bc?

It isn't a question of closer to ad or bc, it IS bc. 3000bc would be -3000ad.


What happened in the time period between AD and BC?

Nothing. There was no time period between BC and AD. 1 BC was followed by 1 AD. There was no year zero or any gap between BC and AD.