996

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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

1. What is the year designation?996 AD
2. What is the calendar system in use?Julian calendar
3. What made the year 996 a leap year?The Julian calendar added a day every four years, so 996 had 366 days and included February 29.
4. Why did the calendar drift over time?Each year the Julian calendar was about 11 minutes longer than the solar year, so the dates slowly slipped away from the seasons.

Julian Calendar: An ancient Roman calendar that was the standard in Europe for over 1,600 years, featuring a leap year every four years.
Leap Year: A calendar year containing an extra day (February 29th) to synchronize the calendar with the Earth's orbital period.
Chronology: The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence; the science of measuring time.