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WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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The priests of ____ developed a calendar of 365 days, only six hours short of the true solar year.
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ancient Egypt
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polytheism
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empire
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citadels
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The ancient Egyptian calendar – a civil calendar – was a solar calendar with a 365-day year.
Detailed explanation-2: -The exact origin of the ancient Egyptian calendar is unknown, but it is estimated to have started around 5, 000 years ago. The ancient Egyptians used a lunar calendar exclusively until they adopted their solar calendar.
Detailed explanation-3: -Because of the discrepancy between these two calendars, the Egyptians established a second lunar calendar based upon the civil year and not, as the older one had been, upon the sighting of Sirius. It was schematic and artificial, and its purpose was to determine religious celebrations and duties.
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