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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 created after the Roman calendar.
It was based on the lunar cycle.
It had 13 months of 28 days each
How long did each Egyptian week last?
10 days
8 days
5 days
7 days
What is true about the Mayan calendars mentioned in the text?
Their calendar had 365 days like the Egyptian one.
They created over 20 calendars for different time cycles.
They had only one calendar based on the Sun.
The Mayans followed the Roman lunar system.
Why did the Roman calendar have only 355 days?
Because it ignored February.
Because the year started in January.
Because they didn’t know how to count solar days.
Because months were shorter, following the lunar cycle.
Who created the Gregorian calendar?
Christopher Columbus
Pope Gregory XIII
Leonardo da Vinci
Julius Caesar
What was the main change introduced by the Gregorian calendar?
It reduced the number of months.
It adjusted months to complete 365 days of the solar year.
It followed the lunar cycle.
It added extra weeks to the year.
When did the Gregorian calendar become the standard in Europe?
By the 20th century
During the Roman Empire
In the 18th century
Immediately after 1582
According to the text, how many years make a century?
10
500
1000
100
How many days did each Egyptian month have?
31
30
20
25
What natural cycles did the Mayan calendars track?
The Sun and Moon cycles
The stars and the wind
The movement of the planets
Only the Earth’s rotation
What did the Romans base their calendar on?
The Gregorian reforms
The lunar cycle
The Mayan cycle
The Egyptian 10-day week
Which month did the Roman year begin with?
January
March
April
February
