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Read Chapter 3 (pp. 103-128) of your textbook to answer the following questions in a 500+ word essay. The scanned copy of the textbook for chapter 3 is posted under content.
The Solar Calendar and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt (Chapter 3)
Discuss how the people of the Nile Valley developed the 365 ¼ days-a-year solar calendar.
Discuss how natural phenomena dictate social phenomena: how the annual Nile flood [inundation] became the natural clock that helped to create an intelligent calendar in our planet. What was the role of astronomical observations in determining the new year?
Examine how the Ancient Egyptians divided the year into seasons, months, and seasons. What was the basis for this classification?
Discuss briefly how Julius Caesar converted his “Lunar” calendar to “Solar” calendar?
Discuss how the Roman “Lunar” calendar converted to the “Solar” calendar of Kemet under the direction of Julius Caesar.
What was the role of Pope Gregory IX in reforming the calendar? Discuss how the current working calendar was developed.
Why is the Nile River considered as the source our solar calendar?
Discuss how observation of the natural phenomena helped humankind to be creative and inventive.
Discuss the development of mathematics in Ancient Egypt (from numerical systems and measurement to solving complex algebraic and geometric problems) and the role of mathematics in Ancient Egypt. Provide examples of Ancient Egyptian mathematics written on surviving Papyrus.
How did mathematical, astronomical, geometrical, and engineering sciences help to construct the Pyramids?
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