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What did many ancient people think about the sun?
They thought the sun god (the Aten) was reborn each day from the dead from which they copied their beliefs on life after death for humans and gods.
What did the ancient Greeks believe about the sun?
The ancient Greeks believed that every day, Apollo, the god of the sun, would ride a chariot a across the sky, pulling the sun behind him.
Re is the god of what?
Amun Re the sun god chief of the many ancient Rgyptian gods
Why did Darius shoot an arrow at the sun?
to feed it. it was an ancient praise to the sun.
Why did the Aztecs believe in many gods?
They had so many gods because each god had a specific purpose for example they had a rain and sun god. But they even have the most important which is their sacrifice god. People were sacrificed because they thought they were healing the gods.
What did many ancient people think about the sun?
They thought the sun god (the Aten) was reborn each day from the dead from which they copied their beliefs on life after death for humans and gods.
Who thought that the sun went round earth?
In ancient times, many people, including the ancient Greeks and Romans, believed that the sun moved around the Earth. This geocentric model of the universe was popular until the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus in the 16th century.
What type of eclipse was scary to ancient people?
Ancient people were afraid of eclipses because they thought a dragon or other animal was eating the sun. In some cultures, people also believed that an eclipse signaled diseases such as smallpox.
How might the sun have made ancient peoples apprehensive?
They thought that eclipses of the sun would cause disasters
Did people offer sacrifices to ancient gods?
yes ancient Aztecs did because they thought if the gosd did not have human blood they would not have strength to rise and set the sun and also they use the blood of the jailed people from the army that they captured
Who was the sun god of ancient Egypte?
Ra, or Re was the sun god of ancient Egypt, depicted with a human body and the head of a hawk. He was thought to be the creator and controller of the universe,
What did people used to think about the Sun?
In ancient times, people believed that the Sun was a deity and worshipped it as a god in various cultures. They thought that the Sun controlled the day and the night, and its movement across the sky was seen as a symbol of life, death, and rebirth. There were also beliefs that the Sun revolved around the Earth.
How did the olden people view the sun?
Ancient people viewed the sun as God.
How long have people known about the sun?
Always! Everyone knows that the sun is in the sky. Many ancient religions involved some kind of sun-worship.
How did ancient people measure time?
The sun, the stars.
Who prposed a sun-centered solar system?
Copernicus, but I'm sure there was an ancient Greek who thought of it before he did.
Why was it important to worship the sun because people thought it looked cool?
people love the sun and they reallythought it looked cool
