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6th-grade history Eygpt

What invention resulted from the Egyptians studying the sky?

A. fractions
B. geometry
C. written numbers
D. a 365-day calendar

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User Ilanus
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Answer:

D of your answer I believe

Step-by-step explanation:

Strictly astronomical examination of the night skies, however, were interpreted in terms of pragmatism and recorded in mathematical calculations measuring weeks, months, and years. Although the calendar was invented by the ancient Sumerians, the concept was adapted and improved upon by the Egyptians.

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User Tim Green
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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

The Egyptians devised the solar calendar by recording the yearly reappearance of Sirius (the Dog Star) in the eastern sky. It was a fixed point which coincided with the yearly flooding of the Nile.

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User Prashant Vadher
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