What are some of the reasons that a calendar is important for organizing daily life in a farming community? Why would it be a problem if the calendar was not in sync with the solar year?
Many countries around the world still use a different system of counting the years or the calendar based on their own religious, cultural, or political history. The Islamic calendar counts years starting from when the prophet Mohammad relocated from Mecca in 622 CE. The Japanese calendar starts counting fresh from the reign of each emperor. How might these different systems change your perspective on time?
