AD 1: Dawn of a New Era

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1. Tradition says the present era is dated from the birth of this man in AD 1. Who was this man? Mohammed Vishnu Siddhatha Gotama Jesus Christ

2. The Christian calendar starts with 1 AD. What does AD mean? dominant year in the year of our Lord real time after death

3. What was the approximate population of the world in AD 1? 250 thousand 250 hundred 250 billlion 250 million

4. What Mayan city was founded in AD 1? El Ceibel El Mirador Dos Pilas La Milpa

5. What was dug out of a dry hillside in Nazca, Peru, in AD 1? the Rain Man the Owl Man the Dog Man the Cat Man

6. Where did the settlers from Polynesia begin to settle in AD 1? Madagascar Milan Morocco Mount Fuji

7. Who was emperor of the Roman Empire in AD 1? Julius Caesar Augustus Caesar Mark Antony Nero

8. In AD 1 all of the following except one of the choices below were Aran Islands with forts built on them. Which one is NOT one of the Aran islands? Ivanhoe Inishmaan Inishmore Isisheer

9. Who was the calendar maker who designated AD 1 as the year of the first Christmas? Duke Ellington Dionysus Exiguus David Edgar Dave Edmunds

10. Paintings were made by unknown Indians, in AD 1, on rock surfaces on mountain ranges located where? Baha Peninsula Beecroft Peninsula Balkan Peninsula Bellarine Peninsula