Why have schools changed B.C, A.D to B.C.E, C.E
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Because it is more accurate. CE stands for "Common Era" and BCE "Before Common Era". The old Western system of BC/AD revolved around a religious figure that, because of incorrect calculations, would not have actually been born on the "start" year even if he had existed. The newer system, in addition to being used by academics and scholars, also acknowledges that other cultures did not use the same calendar systems as Western nations did and that the adoption of the Western system was just to make it easier in an Era of globalization. 1
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