1770

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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1. What is the gregorian calendar start day?
2. What is the calendrical discrepancy?
3. What calendars were used in 1770 and why were there two different calendars?
4. Why did the Gregorian calendar start on a Monday while the Julian calendar started on a Friday in 1770?

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 gregorian calendar start day?Monday
2. What is the calendrical discrepancy?11 days
3. What calendars were used in 1770 and why were there two different calendars?In 1770 some places still used the old Julian calendar while others used the newer Gregorian calendar. The two calendars were different by 11 days because the Julian calendar drifted over time.
4. Why did the Gregorian calendar start on a Monday while the Julian calendar started on a Friday in 1770?The Gregorian calendar began on a Monday that year, while the Julian calendar began on a Friday, showing the day difference between the two systems.

Gregorian Calendar Reform: A revision of the Julian calendar in 1582 to correct its astronomical inaccuracy and realign it with the seasons.
Enlightenment: An intellectual and philosophical movement emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism towards traditional authority.
Chronological Discrepancy: A difference in the dating of events due to the use of different calendar systems or recording methods.