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hit are tIBARfad bat kwasd,
yeara before tdhe birth of
yof the ast s called Hstory of o
heaning of one year betoe I BC
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he glal 1istoy' i derived trm he one yat bedore ?
Gek word hietoria meaning research.inquiry or year belore2 B is 34 the tnealig of
year before 4 BC i 5K i
ia 4 B, the nHeaning of one passad, after thet 4
other worda, fiatly the year of 4$BC
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Ihe Giek historianHerodotus (484 BCA MC) was that 2 ard lastly 13 appeared
hefn treal thistonan of the worl He wote only one came, after that3 BC, after bakward ananting
The Pliskoies (430 B The Historiea' describes In the mathematical languye, tis likeranen a qestioi t l
000,9,98, and s On) Now if anyun
he background and events of the Graeco 'erstan/ Is the lant one in
which year in the irot one and whih year be 2%00 B Às
Gvek Iranian Wan It wan the Roman philomopher S00 BC and 2000 BC. Then right answer will
4C) who irst of all ealledHeodotus the first one and S00 BC ia the last one It
meana firstly 200)
Jhe Fatherof Hstory BC passed and after that 500 BC appeared
.he German histoan Leopola von Ranke (1795 Irom the above-mentioned time ine, it Is also clear
AD) known as The Father ofIModerm History are counted
that the years after the birth of fesus Christ after
Anting to Raanke,the task of a histortan is to describe forward. I mplies that the meaning of oe year after 3
one year
he past as it actually was (wie eN eingentlich gewesen' I ADis2 AD,one year after 2 AD is 3 AD,
Kerman wonds) what it (the past) actually wan ADin4AD,one year after 4 ADIs5 AD I the mathenatical
(glish translation)) language, itis like forward cuunting (1,2, 3and so un). Now
that which year is the first oe
Ihe Cierman philosopher & propounder of Thesis if anyone raises aquestion and 2000 ADD then
and whih year is the last one in S00 AD
Antthesis Synthesis' theoryHegel (177r0-1831 AD) once rightanswer will be 500 AD Is the irst one and 200 AD
is
ad History repeats itself, later onGerman economist
nd philosopher KarlMarx (1818-83 AD) extended the the last one It meann firstly the year 500 AD passed ard after
ineHistory repeats itself, fist as tragedy, second that 2000 AD appeared.
as fare Time Glossary The glosnary relating to tume is known
Aonding to British historian E. H. Carr (1892-1982 as "TimeGlossary'
Some important terms associated with timne are
AD): History is a continuous process of interaction
Nween the Historian and his facts, an unending Decade The period ot 10 years
Quarter One fouth part, Quarter (25 years) of a centsary
daloge between the present and the past". (of a century)
ASystem of Dating First Half First 50 years of a century ie. the period froun lst
Kand AD:BC is the acronym of Before Christ.This is (ofa century) year to 5o year
an English phrase meaning Betore the birth of (Jesus) Second Hal Last 50 years of a century ie the period from 51st
Christ,So, the years before the birth of Jesus Christ is (ofa century) year to I00 year
known as Before Christ' and it is denoted as BC in short. Century The period of 100years
died in'
eg Gautama Buddha was borm in 563 BC and Mllenum The peiod of L000 years
4S3 BC. Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC and CintCa/C rihe exact date is not known then the word 'erca
diet in 33 BC. is used with the date. n short, Circa is denoted as
a Ca. or CExanples C 1,500 BC-600BC The Vedie
AD is the acronym of Anno Domini. This is Culture Period means that the exact date of Vedic
Latin phrase meaning 'n the year of the Lord (Jesus Culture Period is not known but it (C. 1500 BC-600
of Jesus
Chnst)',S, the year beginning with the birth denoted BC) is some where close to that.
Christ is known as 'Anno Domini', and it is First decade of 20" century AD means
as AD in short. eg.:Jesus Christ was crucified in 30 theperiod from 1901 AD to 1910 AD
AD, Kushana ruler Kanishka ascended the throne in Fifth decade of 20" century AD means
S AD, Hazrat Muhammad was bom in 570 AD and the period from 1941 AD to 1950 AD
died in 62 AD
Time Line: The line displaying the events of past time Eighth decade of 20" century AD means
is called Time Line the period from1971 AD to 1980 AD.
Last decade of 20h century AD means
the period from 1991 AD to 2000 AD.
2 34 5 500
AD AD AD AD AD
AD First quarter of 20th century AD means
AD the period from 1901 AD to 1925 AD.
