1483

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the calendar system in use?Julian calendar
2. What is the day of the week for january 1st?Wednesday
3. What was special about the year 1483?1483 was a common year that began on a Wednesday in the Julian calendar, showing how people counted days back then.
4. Why did people want to change the calendar after 1483?The Julian calendar added a leap year every four years, but it was a little too long, so by the late 1400s it drifted and made it hard to find the right date for Easter.

Julian calendar: A solar calendar established by Julius Caesar, characterized by a leap year every four years, which was the dominant calendar in Europe until the 16th century.
Common year: A calendar year containing 365 days, lacking the extra day found in a leap year.
Tropical year: The time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun relative to the seasons, approximately 365.2422 days.