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