History of Astronomy

Why may have ancient cultures studied astronomy?

• For timekeeping purposes

• For timing agriculture (planting and harvesting)

• For astrology or religion

• For historical record keeping

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Who were the Aztecs?

• a Greek civilization

• a Mesoamerican tribe in the 13th century

• An Egyptian tribe in the 13th century

• A Chinese tribe in the Tang Dynasty

What did the Mayans use to develop their written language? (Select all that apply)

• Glyphs

• Pictures

• Bricks

• Paint

The Ptolemaic model of the Solar System was

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

• Neither

• Both Heliocentric and Geocentric

Which astronomer of antiquity measured the size of the earth?

• Aristarchus
• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Eratosthenes

Which astronomer of antiquity first applied a telescope to astronomical observation?

• Ptolemy
• Galileo Galilei
• Tycho Brahe
• Copernicus

Ancient Greeks believed, the earth to be the centr of the universe. What do we call this model?

• Ptolemic System
• Geocentric Universe
• Heliocentric Universe
• Copernican Model

Tycho Brahe's biggest contribution to astronomy was...?

• Accurate Observations of the stars and planets
• His telescopic observations
• Heliocentric Universe
• His Silver Nose

Astronomer Johannes Kepler...

• Published Almagest
• Invented the first Radio Telescope
• Suggested elliptical orbits for the planets
• Was made head astronomer for the Church

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This early Greek scientist was able to classify stars into six categories according to their brightness.

• Aristarchus
• Aristotle
• Ptolemy
• Hipparchus