your mom did.
Nobles would take the bones of animals, or tortoise shells and carve questions for the future. Then, they would heat them to the point of cracking. The Nobles would then "read" the cracks and they would tell the future.
The priests who read the omens of the gods were the Augurs. The practice of reading the omens of the gods was called augury.
In the Shang Dynasty, bones, particularly oracle bones (often from tortoises or cattle), were used for divination and to communicate with ancestors and deities. Priests would inscribe questions on the bones, then apply heat to create cracks, interpreting these patterns to predict future events or seek guidance. This practice was integral to political and religious life, helping to legitimize the authority of the ruling class and inform decisions on matters like agriculture and warfare.
He depended on the experience of the the past.
The Incas predicted the future primarily through divination practices, which included the observation of natural phenomena, such as the behavior of animals, the patterns of the stars, and the movement of clouds. They also utilized oracles, priests, and specially trained individuals known as "pacas" who interpreted signs and omens. Additionally, the Incas consulted sacred objects and performed rituals to gain insights into future events, informing their decisions in agriculture, warfare, and other aspects of life.
they can predict the future
Nobles would take the bones of animals, or tortoise shells and carve questions for the future. Then, they would heat them to the point of cracking. The Nobles would then "read" the cracks and they would tell the future.
The priests who read the omens of the gods were the Augurs. The practice of reading the omens of the gods was called augury.
They had none, for the very good reason that none exist. The proof in this is their defeat by the Spanish in the 16th century.
Xolocutinimble were used by the Aztecs for divination purposes. They were considered sacred and used by priests to communicate with the gods, seek guidance, and predict future events.
You can not predict the future. What you predict Is wrong.
The future is difficult to predict accurately (but very easy to predict inaccurately) so allow me to predict that Africa is facing a difficult future.
how was writing on objects used to predict the future
Jim uses a crystal ball to predict the future.
In the Shang Dynasty, bones, particularly oracle bones (often from tortoises or cattle), were used for divination and to communicate with ancestors and deities. Priests would inscribe questions on the bones, then apply heat to create cracks, interpreting these patterns to predict future events or seek guidance. This practice was integral to political and religious life, helping to legitimize the authority of the ruling class and inform decisions on matters like agriculture and warfare.
Their priests looked at the sky and made calendars. From the use of those calendars they were able to "predict" the future. They even had some ceremonies in which somebody was sacrificed so the gods would send a message to a priest about a future event. They also believed in many omens, before the fall of the Aztec empire, during Montezuma's rule there were many omens about a catastrophe coming to the Aztec empire.
The indexes predict by assuming that past trends and relationships will continue into the future.