2006-07-14 03:49:48 · 7 answers · asked by Sage 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
To represent a time line, the letters represent 0
also the date reduces a number each year in B.C. and gains a number in A.D.
Example : date BC/AD date
2006-07-14 03:53:29 · answer #1 · answered by Pennywise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think about what you are saying in both your examples.
232 BC means "232 years before Christ" as opposed to "before Christ 232 years"
AD 1000 means "in the year of our Lord 1000" as opposed to "1000 in the year of our Lord"
It doesn't make as much sense to flip the order of the words around, now does it?
2006-07-14 04:54:29 · answer #2 · answered by jimbob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BC is Before Christ and AD is anno domini(the year of the lord)
2006-07-14 03:52:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before Christ: refers to a year before the beginning of the year count that starts with the year of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD
i hope this helps:)
2006-07-14 03:54:43 · answer #4 · answered by super girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't they stop uding that system. Most colleges and exams use b.c.e (before common era) and c.e (common era) now. They don't want anyone to be offended.
2006-07-14 10:29:02 · answer #5 · answered by newsblews361 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bc stands for ------before christ
ad stands for-------after death
take a example 1966 to 2066
here birth cums before death so does it every where
2006-07-14 03:55:18 · answer #6 · answered by miths 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway.
2006-07-14 03:54:10 · answer #7 · answered by digital genius 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋