BC and AD are ok, Before christ and after christ But to specify the time exaclt when before christ ( number of years BC) and number of years AD) we need years to describe. These years can be represented in the form of centuries.
5th century BC means 500 years before christ.
8th century AD means 800 years after christ. THis is how Centuries and BC and AD are used to represent time. Hope your doubt is cleared
2007-05-27 20:40:37
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answered by Anonymous
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Cent means 100
2007-05-27 04:34:44
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answered by cool_guy 2
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It is because it means 100 years. It's origin is latin.
Origin: 1525–35; < L centuria unit made up of 100 parts, esp. company of soldiers, equiv. to cent(um) 100 + -uria, perhaps extracted from decuria
2007-05-26 06:42:27
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answered by Anonymous
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BC means BEFORE CHRIST.
where came the century.
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2007-05-26 10:11:32
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answered by Anonymous
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bcauz century means 100
2007-05-26 06:41:31
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answered by neeru 4
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Century is the word arised from Centum which means 100.(May be from Latin or Greek)*
2007-05-26 06:44:25
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answered by tdrajagopal 6
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beacuse a time of 100 years was chosen.
cent means 100
2007-05-26 06:37:48
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answered by tarana_savi 3
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because in greek cent means 100
2007-05-26 06:38:05
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answered by Anonymous
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A Centuary comprising of 100 years.
BC - Before Christ (Death of Christ ?)
AD - After Christ (After the death of Christ?)
2007-05-26 06:40:57
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answered by suryaaag 4
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You mean the measure of time, or the Buick?
2007-05-26 07:31:00
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answered by open4one 7
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