Eli5: how did early civilizations know what was north and what was south

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Eli5: how did early civilizations know what was north and what was south

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Answer 1

You are making the mistake that early humans weren’t knowledgeable about the world. Their very existence relied on them being able to navigate, to understand the seasons, the moon and the stars. East, West, North and South were the simplest of concepts for them.