Question

Men divided the Bible into chapters and verses to make it easier to study. In like manner, people have divided history into two major parts to make it easier to study. These are abbreviated as:

Answer 1

There are a few abbreviations for this, but most commonly used ones are BC (Before Christ)/BCE(Before Common Era) and AD(Anno Domini, or Year of the Lord)/CE (Common Era).

Answer 2

Answer: BC and AD

Explanation: People have divided history to make it easier to study and classify a certain period of time exactly as the Bible has historically and temporally divided it, i.e. before Christ or abbreviated BC, and after Christ, AD - Anno Domini, meaning the Year of the Lord, alluding that it is about the years of our Lord Christ, means after Christ fulfilled His incarnation mission on Earth. In addition, the period before Christ, BC is also known as the before common era abbreviated BCE, and the period after Christ AD, also known as the common era, CE.