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How long did each Egyptian week last?
10 days
7 days
5 days
8 days
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According to the text, how many years make a century?
100
1000
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10
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According to the text, what is believed about the Egyptian calendar?
It was the first calendar with 365 days.
It was based on the lunar cycle.
It was created after the Roman calendar.
It had 13 months of 28 days each
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Who created the Gregorian calendar?
Julius Caesar
Christopher Columbus
Pope Gregory XIII
Leonardo da Vinci
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When did the Gregorian calendar become the standard in Europe?
During the Roman Empire
In the 18th century
By the 20th century
Immediately after 1582
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What was the main change introduced by the Gregorian calendar?
It added extra weeks to the year.
It reduced the number of months.
It followed the lunar cycle.
It adjusted months to complete 365 days of the solar year.
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Why did the Roman calendar have only 355 days?
Because they didn’t know how to count solar days.
Because it ignored February.
Because months were shorter, following the lunar cycle.
Because the year started in January.
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What is true about the Mayan calendars mentioned in the text?
The Mayans followed the Roman lunar system.
They created over 20 calendars for different time cycles.
Their calendar had 365 days like the Egyptian one.
They had only one calendar based on the Sun.
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How many days did each Egyptian month have?
30
31
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25
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What did the Romans base their calendar on?
The Egyptian 10-day week
The lunar cycle
The Gregorian reforms
The Mayan cycle
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What natural cycles did the Mayan calendars track?
The movement of the planets
Only the Earth’s rotation
The Sun and Moon cycles
The stars and the wind
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Which month did the Roman year begin with?
April
March
January
February
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