1814

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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 year designation?1814th year of the Common Era (CE)
2. What is the gregorian calendar start day?Saturday
3. What happened to Napoleon in 1814?Napoleon abdicated and was sent to Elba, ending the Napoleonic Wars.
4. Why was 1814 called a year of change?It ended long wars, began peace talks, and saw new art and science ideas.

Gregorian Calendar: The internationally accepted civil calendar, established to correct inaccuracies in the Julian calendar.
Julian Calendar: An older solar calendar introduced by Julius Caesar, which was still in use in some regions in 1814.
Napoleonic Wars: A series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire against shifting coalitions of European powers from 1803 to 1815.
Congress of Vienna: A conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich, held from November 1814 to June 1815.