Many have been wondering why is it called 21st century and not 20th century when we are in 2000s
Welcome to this informative article I’ve prepared for you dear inquisitive readers.
Pay attention to learning this fascinating century system as explained in the Gregorian calendar.
First, if you really want to know why the years from 2001 fall under the 21st century, you need to recognize and agree to the fact that there is nothing like zero year (s) or zero century. With this in mind, we can see that the first century lasted from A.D 001- A.D 100.
A.D here stands for “Anno Domini” i.e., in the year of our Lord.
This system was adopted after the death of Jesus Christ.
The second-century started from A.D 101 to A.D 200. 1st Century 1-100 CE
3rd Century 201-300
4th Century 301-400
5th Century 401-500
6th Century 501-600
7th Century 601-700
8th Century 701-800
9th Century 801-900
10th Century 901-1000
11th Century 1001-1100
12th Century 1101-1200
13th Century 1201-1300
14th Century 1301-1400
15th Century 1401-1500
16th Century 1501-1600
17th Century 1601-1700
18th Century 1701-1800
19th Century 1801-1900
20th Century 1901-2000
21st Century 2001-2100.
We can see that the 19th century began in 1801, the 20th century from 1901, and the 21st century from 2001. If you’re wondering why not in 1800, 1900, or 2000, you should remember that we initially agreed that there’s nothing like zero year (s).
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