Why did the ancients believe that celestial objects had some influence over their lives?

What will be an ideal response?


Early cultures noticed a connection between the seasons, tides, floods, and certain celestial bodies. Because seasons, tides, and floods were important in their agriculture, they believed that the heavenly bodies also controlled this part of their lives.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

The Global Positioning System (GPS) used to help with location and navigation relies on information broadcast from

A) Connection B) Interrelationship C) Situation D) Space E) Globalization

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

A government could have a high national debt even when a country is home to a large number of wealthy citizens or a growing economy.

a. true b. false

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

What were some of the ways early scholars tried to determine the age of Earth? What will be an ideal response?

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

At convergent boundaries earthquake focal depths ________ with increasing distance from the trench

A) decrease B) erupt C) increase D) rotate

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences