2006-10-09 12:01:25 · 5 answers · asked by teacherspet 1 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
Figuring a century is 100 years;
0-99 AD was first century and everything there after was the next number.
100-199 2nd century
200-299 3rd century
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1900-1999 20th century
2000-2999 21st century
2006-10-09 12:04:25 · answer #1 · answered by Joe Somebody 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Take the first two digits of the year's date and then add one. For example, it's 2006. The first two digits are 20. Add 1 for the 21st century. It seems a century off because the first 100 years of the calendar (year 0 to year 99) are called the first century.
2006-10-09 12:23:21 · answer #2 · answered by zabed_monika 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the century in the phrase 21st century, etc. is the next century mark (2100) because you can't have lived in the 0th century, it was the first century. thus the 19th century was the 1800s, 20th century was the 1900s, etc.
2006-10-09 12:26:20 · answer #3 · answered by John J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's link that explains it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century
2006-10-09 12:35:21 · answer #4 · answered by Mister2-15-2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a calendar
2006-10-09 12:03:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋