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