question about inclination of earth's axis.

I'm curious. Suppose I were to be deprived of technology and had to
rely only upon my observation, and intuition, how would I know that
Earth's axis is inclined at an angle instead of being perpendicular?

How did the ancients know that the axis of Earth is not perpendicular,
but inclined ?

regards,
Abhishek.

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