CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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plan their voyages well
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see well at night
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predict the future
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become astronauts
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first use for Constellations was probably religious. People thought that the Gods lived in the heavens and that they created them. Many cultures believed that the positions of the stars were their God’s way of telling stories.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because constellations change seasonally, mariners had to know which constellations were visible in the sky at different times of the year in each hemisphere. Based on the location of certain constellations in the sky, sailors could determine what direction they were heading.
Detailed explanation-3: -Known stars, such as those in well-known constellations, can also be used to navigate. For centuries, sailors used stars to determine their location when out at sea.