Counting the Hours
men decided to divide the day into twenty-four hours, they used numbers one through
As a result, there was one o'clock during the day and another one o'clock after mid
d confusion. If one was told to submit a project at six o'clock, did this mean six o'
g or at night?
Omans provided a solution to this problem. They thought that noon time, the time w
apex, is an important time. They called noon Meridies and measured time by this.
orning ante meridiem, which means "before noon" while "after noon" was
em. Ante meridiem was shortened to A.M. while post meridiem was shortened to P.
When the day was divided into twenty-four hours, what numbers were used to expre
a. one to six
b. one to twelve
C.
one to thirty-six
d. one to twenty-four
Having one number to express time twice caused confusion. In this selection confusi
mean
a. differences
b. discussions
c. problems
d. mistakes
The Romans thought of a solution. This means that they provided
a. an answer to the problem
b. a better interpretation
C. a new set of numbers
d. another clock
Meridies means
a. apex
b. noon
c.
before
d. daylight
The early Romans used the position of the sun to tell the time. When the sun was at
was noon. What does apex mean?
a. highest point
b. lowest point
c. farthest point
d. nearest point
lection is
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