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b.c. |
"before christ;" common system of time and dates prior to the 21st century based on the Christian faith |
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a.d. |
"anno domini;" common system of time and dates prior to the 21st century based on the Christian faith |
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b.c.e. |
"before common era;" modern day system of the time and dates; equivalent of b.c. |
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c.e. |
"common era;" modern day system of time and dates; equivalent of c.e. |
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primary source |
information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event |
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secondary source |
gets its information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event |
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strait |
a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water |
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penninsula |
a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water |
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silt |
fine sand, clay or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor |
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arable |
suitable for growing crops |
