Geographical Thought-Ancient and Medieval period

Who is known as the father of Geography?

• Eratosthenes

• Anaximander

• Ptolomy

• Herodotus

Who introduced the astronomical instrument "Gnomon" which is a perpendicular sundial?

• Eratosthenes

• Thales

• Anaximander

• Pytheas

Who wrote the ancient Indian text "Brahit Samhita" or the encyclopedia of astronomy?

• Aryabhatta

• Brahmagupta

• Bhaskaracharya

• Varahamihira

The "Baitul-Hikma" library or academy was established under the patronage of Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid in which medieval Arab city?

• Al-Basra

• Damascus

• Baghdad

• Madina

Which of the following books was not written by Al-Biruni?

• Kitab-Al-Hind

• Tarikh-Al-Hind

• Al-Qanaum-Al-Masaudi

• Kitab-Al-Ashkal

Who was the first explorer to have set foot in Florida?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Christopher Colombus

• Ferdinand Megellan

Who is known for the heliocentric model of the solar system?

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Identify the map given here.

• Map by Eratosthenes

• Fra Mauro Map

• Orbis Terrarum

• Waldseemuller Map

Boreas, Eurus, Nortus and Zephyrus are some names of what phenomena given by Homer in his famous epics Illiad and Odyssey?

• Mountains

• Winds

• Tides

• Rivers

Which explorer is known for his voyages that led to the European awareness of the Americas?

• Hernán Cortés

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama