Ancient Astronomy & Islamic Contributions

Which civilization created some of the first recorded star charts?

• Egyptians

• Greeks

• Babylonians

• Romans

What numerical system did the Babylonians use?

• Binary system

• Decimal system

• Base-10 system

• Base-60 system

Who was the first to suggest that Earth is spherical?

• Pythagoras

• Aristotle

• Ptolemy

• Socrates

What model of the universe did Ptolemy create?

• Heliocentric

• Expanding universe

• Geocentric

• Big Bang model

What did Al-Tusi develop to explain planetary motion?

• Solar flares

• Tusi couple

• Telescope

• Gravity theory

Who built one of the largest pre-telescopic observatories?

• Ulugh Beg

• Al-Battani

• Ibn al-Shatir

• Al-Farabi