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    How much do you know about Mesopotamia?

    What important astronomical discovery was developed in Mesopotamia for the division of the day and the year?

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    The sundial
    The lunar and solar calendarCorrect
    The telescope
    The astrolabe

    The Mesopotamians developed complex calendars that combined lunar and solar cycles, and divided the day into 24 hours, the hours into 60 minutes, etc.