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Because a year does not consist of 365 days. No. It consists of 365 and a quarter days. As it would be stupid to reset your clocks 6 hours into the 1st January and then suddenly be all like 'It's the 2nd January!', they decided that every four years there would be a whole extra day. Hence, leap years.
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∙ 14y agoAll cultures, everywhere invent a calendar of some kind.
Because of the influence it had the Roman calendar became widespread. It was not the only calendar in use at the time any more than the Gregorian one, used by most people, is not the only one in use today
It is done because it is necessary to calculate future dates for commerce and for social reasons.
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∙ 9y agoHe did not invent the calendar. He ordered the old Julian calendar be revised as the year was a few minutes too long and it cause problems with the date of the season changes as well as the date of Easter.
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∙ 15y agoSo that they could keep track of when the Nile would flood.
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∙ 14y agothe egyptians put together a calendar because it was to help predict the floods
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∙ 9y agoThe Romans did invent a calendar. It consisted of months with 30 or 31 days, and was said to be created by Romulus.
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∙ 14y agothey developed it because they needed to know when the nile would flood (may-september). They used this so people wouldn't drown and to help them build irrigation systems.
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∙ 14y agobecause they wanted to
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What annual event helped ancient Egyptians develop the first 365-day calendar?
The flooding of the nile
What did the ancient Egyptians achieve?
The ancient Egyptians accomplished many things. They erected the Sphinx and pyramids, and a rich and developed civilization for the time.
What did the Ancient Egyptians develop for their society?
the pyramids,papyrus,water powered clock,the ideal for wok with greater expandibility
Did Egyptians have a calendar?
no
What was the four accomplishments of the ancient Egyptians?
The pyramidThe sphinxThe pots and cups made by clayWorship of the cat
What annual event helped ancient Egyptians develop the first 365-day calendar?
The flooding of the nile
What was the greatest contribution of ancient The ancient Egyptians?
The calendar
Did the olmec's develop the first calendar in the world?
no! the egyptians did
Who developed the modern calendar?
The calendar was technically first invented by the Ancient Egyptians.
Did ancient Egyptians invent the first calendar?
yes
The 365-day calendar was a contribution of the ancient civilization of?
The ancient Egyptians had a 360 day calendar, but i do believe they were the founders of the 365 calendar. Hope it help :)
What annual event caused the Egyptians to develop a calendar?
The flooding of the Nile
What did the the Egyptians develop for their society?
The Ancient Egyptians developed technology such as the shadoof.
Did ancient egyptians develop hieroglyphyics?
yes.
How many days were there in an ancient egypian year?
The ancient Egyptians had more than one calendar.
How did the Nile river help the ancient Egyptians develop as a well -governed civilization?
The ancient Egyptians develop as a well governed civilization because it helped water crops
How did the Nile River help the ancient Egyptians develop as a well-governed civilizations?
The ancient Egyptians develop as a well governed civilization because it helped water crops
