A day is like a clock that runs on the sun. When the sun comes up, it's morning, and when it goes down, it's night. People used to count how many times this happened to know how much time had passed. Over time, they noticed patterns in the sky and created ways to keep track of days using the moon too. That’s how we started dividing time into days.
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- A farmer notices the sun rising every morning, so he knows it's time to work.
- Children count how many times the sun goes down in a week to see if they can have more days off.
- A mother uses the stars at night to know when to put her child to bed.
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See also
- Why Are There 24 Hours in a Day?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Count Without Numbers?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Count the Stars?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Communicate Across Long Distances?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Measure Time Without Clocks?
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