1873

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 gregorian calendar start day?Wednesday
2. What is the calendrical discrepancy?Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar
3. What is a 'common year'?A common year has 365 days and does not include a leap day. It starts on a different day of the week each year.
4. Why were there two calendars in 1873?In 1873, some people still used the old Julian calendar while most used the newer Gregorian calendar. The two calendars were 12 days apart, so dates could be different.

Common Year: A year containing 365 days, as opposed to a leap year with 366 days.
Gregorian Calendar: The solar calendar currently used in most of the world, established to correct inaccuracies in the Julian calendar.
Julian Calendar: A calendar introduced by Julius Caesar, which was the standard in Europe for centuries before being superseded by the Gregorian calendar.