The 17th century includes which years?

The 17th century includes which years?

• A. The years 1600 - 1699.
• B. The years 1500 - 1599.
• C. The years 1700 - 1799.
• D. The years 1800 - 1899.

Answer: (A)

A century is a 100-year stretch. We group years by the first two digits that stay the same in that block. The years 1600 through 1699 make up the 1600s, and that whole block is what people call the seventeenth century. The next block starts at 1700, which begins the eighteenth century. So the years in the seventeenth century are 1600 to 1699. The other ranges belong to other centuries: 1500–1599 is the sixteenth century, 1700–1799 is the eighteenth, and 1800–1899 is the nineteenth.

A century is a 100-year stretch. We group years by the first two digits that stay the same in that block. The years 1600 through 1699 make up the 1600s, and that whole block is what people call the seventeenth century. The next block starts at 1700, which begins the eighteenth century.

So the years in the seventeenth century are 1600 to 1699. The other ranges belong to other centuries: 1500–1599 is the sixteenth century, 1700–1799 is the eighteenth, and 1800–1899 is the nineteenth.