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what were merkhets used for?

what was the name of their 365 day calendar?

Ancient Egypt Astronomy

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1
what was the name of their 365 day calendar?
regular calendar
lunar calendar
ptolemaic calendar
civil calendar
2
what were merkhets used for?
To track stars alignments
To tell time
To contain water
To track the hours at night
3
why wasnt the ptolemaic calendar used?
the priest rejected the idea
the people didnt like it
the pharaoh rejected the idea
this is the calendar they used
4
how do clepsydras measure time?
direct sunlight
alignment of the stars
timing with sand
timing water flow
5
egyptians would point their pyramids south for their pharohs to enter the circumpolar stars after death
True
False