首页
登录
职称英语
A line in a song asks, "Does anyone really know what time it is?" This questi
A line in a song asks, "Does anyone really know what time it is?" This questi
游客
2025-03-29
10
管理
问题
A line in a song asks, "Does anyone really know what time it is?" This question could easily apply to calendars! Did you know that our ideas about time are affected by religion? Different faiths use different types of calendars to measure time.
Odd structures, such as Stonehenge in England, may have been used to measure time long ago. These ancient rocks stand in a circle like large, gray Legos. Some people think that the rocks relate to the position of the sun. No one knows how people moved them into this information, but it was probably a lot of work. If it was a calendar, it sure was a big one! The Aztecs also had a rock calendar that was related to the sun. They had a Sun Stone that showed their sun god in the center.
The calendar you are probably most familiar is also based on the sun. The powerful Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, first adopted the solar calendar in 46 B. C. The cycle of the year in a solar calendar is measured from one equinox to the next. A solar calendar has to be adjusted every so often to keep in time with the sun. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII first authorized taking a few days out of every year for the purpose of adjusting the calendar. People didn’t like this one bit because they thought they were losing time! It took centuries for Europeans to get used to this concept.
. Eventually, a system was worked out to add a single day to the calendar every four years. So it was synchronized with the seasons. The extra day made every fourth year 366 days long. These special years are called leap years, and we add the extra day to the month of February. If you know someone whose birthday is February 29, you know that he or she was born in a leap year. This calendar is called the Gregorian calendar, and it is used in the United States and other Christian countries.
Muslims use a different kind of calendar. Their lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, and it is completely different than a solar one. According to the Muslim holy book, the Koran, Allah said, "Truly, twelve months is the number of the months with God, according to the God’s Book, ever since He created Heaven and Earth. " A new Muslim month does not start until two reliable witnesses have seen the new moon. Muslim families often take walks in the evening to find the first yellow slice of the new moon to start Ramadan, their month-long fest. [br] The calendar that most people familiar with was first adopted by______.
选项
A、the Christian
B、the Pope
C、Julius Caesar
D、the Muslins
答案
C
解析
通过阅读文章第三段前两句可知,公历是我们如今最常用的计时方式。罗马帝围皇帝凯撒大帝,在公元前46年率先采用了阳历,由此可知c选项符合题意。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/4017030.html
相关试题推荐
Alineinasongasks,"Doesanyonereallyknowwhattimeitis?"Thisquesti
Alineinasongasks,"Doesanyonereallyknowwhattimeitis?"Thisquesti
The______questioninthiscaseiswhethertheaccusedhadamotiveforthiscrim
Stopaskingallthesepersonalquestions!Itisbadmannerstobe______.A、inquis
Now,don’ttellanyoneelsewhatI’vejusttoldyou.Remember,it’s______.A、cont
Thegirl______whenshecouldn’tanswerthequestioninthepresenceofallherc
Foranyonewhohasexperiencedanearthquake,theexperiencecanbefrighteni
Foranyonewhohasexperiencedanearthquake,theexperiencecanbefrighteni
Whatdoesthewomanmean?[br][originaltext]Man:Ireallycan’tdecidewhichc
Whatdoesthewomanmean?[br][originaltext]Man:Ireallycan’tdecidewhichc
随机试题
HowtoKeepYourNewYear’sResolutions[A]AbouthalfofallAme
[originaltext]JapanandGermanyhavetheworld’soldestpopulations,butne
【教学过程】 (一)实物导入 教师出示实物“红线”学生观察。 教师提问:同学们观察一下老师手中的红线,猜猜这是做什么用的?你们的新年礼物都收到过什么
责任保险的保险标的是指被保险人在法律上应负的()。A.民事损害造成的财产损害
利率是各国发展国民经济的重要杠杆之一,关于利率的说法正确的是()。A:利率的高
小青龙汤中主要起温肺散寒化饮作用的配伍药物是A.麻黄、桂枝 B.桂枝、细辛
我国对申请合格境外投资者资格所应具备的条件包括()。 ①财务稳健,资信良好
关于中效胰岛素的用法叙述不正确的是A.每天一次早饭前给药或是每天两次给药 B.
一住店客人未付房钱即想离开旅馆去车站。旅馆服务员揪住他不让走,并打报警电话。客人
A.恶寒发热 B.但寒不热 C.身热不扬 D.寒热往来 E.长期低热半表
最新回复
(
0
)