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How was there evidence of astronomy in their culture?

What methods were used in ancient egyptian astronomy?

Ancient egypt & Mesopotamia

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What methods were used in ancient egyptian astronomy?
Using the flooding of the nile river
The pythagorean theorem to find the triples
Specific triangles to find specific star
Finding the angles that some specific stars layed at
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How was there evidence of astronomy in their culture?
Create agricultural advantages
They were able to look at stars
Helped in alchemy
Predict season
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Important finds of both mesopotamia and egypt
Made the calander
Gave us an early calendar to tell how the showed it
Gave us an origin of numbers
Founded the degree system
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Influence of astronomy in both
The were aware of the year and how many days
Predicted agricultural events
Helped with medicine
The could located the road runner