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Egyptians used the stars to create one of the first solar calendars.
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Built the pyramids aligned with certain stars, like Orion’s Belt.
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Used Sirius’s rising to predict the Nile River flooding.
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Tracked day and night cycles using sundials.
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Created star clocks painted inside tombs to track hours at night.
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Studied the movements of planets and called them “stars that know no rest.”
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Linked astronomy with reglion, believing gods controlled the sky.
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Built observatories like El Caracol to watch the stars and planets.
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Created the Mayan calendar based on the Sun, Moon, and Venus cycles
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Recorded eclipses and planetary motions for rituals and farming.
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Used Venus’s movements to plan wars and ceremonies.
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Mapped the Milky Way, calling it the “World Tree” in their myths.
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Designed temples that align with the Sun during solstices.
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Used astronomical calculations to organize their cities and crops.