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Centuries and millennia – practice for Years 6–9

Sample questions on Centuries and millennia with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
History
Year
Years 6–9
Curriculum area
People in history

Question types: Which century or millennium?

Rule: Centuries and millennia

A century runs from …01 to …00: the 20th century is 1901–2000. Otherwise: whole hundreds + 1.

Millennia work the same way: the 2nd millennium is 1001–2000. BC is counted the same way.

Example: AD 733: 7 hundreds + 1 = the 8th century. 450 BC: the 5th century BC.

Watch out: The year 1900 is still in the 19th century; the 20th century began in 1901.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    Which century was the year 1540 in?

    1. A) 17th century
    2. B) 19th century
    3. C) 16th century
    4. D) 14th century
    5. E) 13th century
    Show the solution
    Answer: C) 16th century

    How it works: The 16th century is the years 1501–1600.

  2. Question 2 Normal

    Which century was the year AD 815 in?

    1. A) 9th century BC
    2. B) 7th century AD
    3. C) 12th century AD
    4. D) 9th century AD
    5. E) 11th century AD
    Show the solution
    Answer: D) 9th century AD

    How it works: The 9th century AD is the years AD 801 – AD 900.

  3. Question 3 Hard

    Which century was the year 201 BC in?

    1. A) 2nd century BC
    2. B) 3rd century AD
    3. C) 1st century BC
    4. D) 1st century AD
    5. E) 3rd century BC
    Show the solution
    Answer: E) 3rd century BC

    How it works: The 3rd century BC is the years 300–201 BC.

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