Imagine living in a world where the sky was your clock. Ancient people used the sun to know when it was day or night, and the stars helped them tell the time of year. They also made sundials, which were like big clocks that told the time based on how long the shadow moved. It’s like using a giant ruler in the sky!
Examples
- A sundial in the backyard tells you when it’s noon by the shortest shadow.
- The moon changing from full to new helps people know when a month is ending.
- You watch the stars rise and fall as if they were moving clocks across the sky.
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See also
- How Did Ancient People Measure Time Without Clocks?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Measure Time?
- How Did the Idea of Time Begin?
- What Makes a Society 'Technologically Advanced'?
- How Did the ‘Invention of Paper’ Change History?
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