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Put the following dates in chronological order (first to last):1000 AD/CE, 500 BC/BCE, 1000 BC/BCE, 1 AD/CE
A
1000 BC/BCE, 500 BC/BCE, 1 AD/CE, 1000 AD/CE
B
1000 AD/CE, 500 BC/BCE, 1000 BC/BCE, 1 AD/CE
C
1 AD/CE, 500 BC/BCE, 1000 AD/CE, 1000 BC/BCE
D
1000 BC/BCE, 1 AD/CE, 500 BC/BCE, 1000 AD/CE
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the AD year numbering system, whether applied to the Julian or Gregorian calendars, AD 1 is immediately preceded by 1 BC, with nothing in between them (there was no year zero).

Detailed explanation-2: -Where do BCE and CE come from? These abbreviations are tied to BC and AD without being explicitly tied to Christianity as well. BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era) have been used since the early 1700s by various writers and English language dictionaries.

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