Many people take for granted the fact the January 1,2000 marks the beginning of a new century for al

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Many people take for granted the fact the January 1,2000 marks the beginning of a new century for all mankind.However,this day doesn’t have the same meaning leading religious man suggested that all Christians should start counting the date from the birth of Christ.After careful calculations,the year 1 A.D.(Christ’s birth) was said to be the 28th year after Augustus became the emperor of Rome.Today,this calculation seems to be incorrect.Historians believe that Christ was actually born four years before this date,but changing the calendar now would only cause confusion around the world because most people are used to the current calendar.
There are several other major calendars used for calculating the date.The Jewish calendar calculates the date from the day the earth was created.In 1000 B.C.,Jewish scholars set the ate the earth began,and according to this calendar,the year 2000 A.D.would actually be 5760.The Buddhist calendar begins from the death of Buddha,so the year 2000 A.D.fo

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1.b 2.c 3.d 4.b