Submitted by Slokkkk t3_11dm4k6 in explainlikeimfive
Smallpaul t1_jact4ov wrote
Reply to comment by whereisfatherjack in Eli5: How did people know how long a year was in olden times? by Slokkkk
They had a tiny fraction of the content. They didn’t know what an atom was, not a galaxy, nor a continent, a complex number, etc.
They may have had wisdom about how to run their societies, live a good life and live in their local environment, but that is not the same as having vast global knowledge.
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