whereisfatherjack
whereisfatherjack t1_jac01n1 wrote
Reply to comment by Smallpaul in Eli5: How did people know how long a year was in olden times? by Slokkkk
They had a lot of the content and they stored it verbally, through songs and poems.
whereisfatherjack t1_jaa0257 wrote
Reply to comment by GermaneRiposte101 in Eli5: How did people know how long a year was in olden times? by Slokkkk
Less technology
whereisfatherjack t1_jac04y3 wrote
Reply to comment by thatthatguy in Eli5: How did people know how long a year was in olden times? by Slokkkk
They recorded and taught book-smarts verbally, through poems and songs