The meaning of AD is Anno Domini or Year of our Lord referring to the year of Christ’s birth. The meaning of BC is Before Christ. CE is a recent term. It refers to Common Era and is used in place of A.D. the dates are the same i.e., 2009 AD is 2009 CE.
Timeline Description: The Xiongnu Empire (209 BCE - 48 CE) was a state formed by nomadic people called the Xiongnu in the area north of China. The state stretched beyond the borders of modern-day Mongolia. The Xiongnu had complex relations with early Chinese dynasties, including frequent ...
The 10th millennium BCE marks the beginning of the Mesolithic, or Epipaleolithic time period, which is the first part of the Holocene epoch. World population is likely below 5 million people, mostly hunting-gathering communities scattered over all continents, save for Antarctica, and with the pro...
This is the timeline of the Mass Effect universe. All dates are in BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era). Note: Numerous events are backdated during conversation, via Codex entries, or some other means from the time the stories are set: 2183 to 218
Asia.325bceGreek geographer and astronomerPytheas makes first recorded sojourn toEngland and Scandinavia by sail.100bceChinese make first paper fromCannabisand mulberry.70ceRoman physician Dioscorides recordsCannabis’s medical properties.600cePapermaking spreads to Korea.640ceThe Koran, Islam’s central...
China has an ancient imperial system, dating back to its first emperor,Qin Shi Huangdi(259-210 BCE). Qin Shi Huangdi was the first to unite all of China, and promoted a unified sense of identity, politics, and culture. The Qin dynasty basically ended with him, but the imperial focus was...
Its Common Era (CE) starts around 3035 AR (Date of 3000 BCE (Before Common Era) corresponds to times of Brothers, soon after Almaaz joined to Mishra's forces).[3] InnistradDates on Innistrad are measured using the stages of the moon and the years of Avacyn, commonly shortened to "Ava...
ca. 3000 BCE -[T]Vehicles with disk wheels invented, in Mesopotamia. Ox and onager are used as draft animals (IMH nd). Information and objects can be carried over long distances. ca. 3000 BCE -[M]The first boats of lashed-together wooden planks were built in Egypt. They were propelled...
1500 BCE to 400 BCE • The Olmec Civilization In their book, The True History of Chocolate, Sophie and Michael Coe argue that the cacao tree was domesticated centuries earlier than previously thought. While in the past, scholars have credited the Maya (250-900 CE), or even the Aztec (...
Timeline Description: The Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE) was one of China's longest-lasting dynasties, surviving for over four centuries with only minor interruptions. It is considered to be a golden age in Chinese history, with its achievements in arts, politics, and technology. Later ...