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What is one way to think about time according to the text?
What is one way to think about time according to the text?
- Time is unrelated to any changes or movements in the world.
- Time is a tangible concept that humans can fully comprehend.
- Time is a physical entity that can be seen and touched.
- Time can only be understood through the changes that happen over it. (correct)
How do humans primarily measure time according to the text?
How do humans primarily measure time according to the text?
- By noting natural events that repeat themselves. (correct)
- By observing the changes in temperature.
- By counting the number of days in a year.
- By measuring the speed of light.
Why are the movements of objects in the sky mentioned in the text?
Why are the movements of objects in the sky mentioned in the text?
- Because they only happen once in a while, like an eclipse of the moon.
- Because they are related to the concept of gravity.
- Because they are unrelated to any changes in the world.
- Because they were the first accepted periods of time. (correct)
What is the relationship between time and change according to the text?
What is the relationship between time and change according to the text?
Why were the periods of light and darkness created by the sun important for early humans according to the text?
Why were the periods of light and darkness created by the sun important for early humans according to the text?
Why did early humans develop a way to use the changing faces of the moon to tell time?
Why did early humans develop a way to use the changing faces of the moon to tell time?
What did early humans observe about the moon that led them to develop a way to tell time?
What did early humans observe about the moon that led them to develop a way to tell time?
Why did early humans not need a way to measure time when they were hunters?
Why did early humans not need a way to measure time when they were hunters?
What triggered the need for early humans to develop calendars?
What triggered the need for early humans to develop calendars?
Why did the wise men of the tribes become important when people started farming?
Why did the wise men of the tribes become important when people started farming?
