HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
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Mesopotamians divide the sky into
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10 parts
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12 parts
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16 parts
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9parts
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -To describe positions in the sky, Babylonian astronomers divided the celestial sphere into 12 regions, each labelled by a zodiacal sign. They invented the zodiac we still use today–four thousand years later!
Detailed explanation-2: -In ancient Mesopotamia, all five planets visible to the naked eye were known and studied, along with the Moon, the Sun, the stars, and other celestial phenomena.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the major Mesopotamian civilizations include the Sumerian, Assyrian, Akkadian, and Babylonian civilizations.
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