Ancient Astronomy and Astronomy in Islamic Civilization Quiz

Which civilization developed mathematical techniques to predict lunar eclipses?

• Egyptians

• Greeks

• Babylonians

• Chinese

The heliacal rising of which star signaled the Nile flood in ancient Egypt?

• Polaris

• Sirius

• Vega

• Betelgeuse

Stonehenge is aligned with which celestial event?

• Equinoxes

• Solstices

• Lunar eclipses

• Meteor showers

Who proposed the geocentric model of the universe in ancient Greece?

• Pythagoras

• Aristotle

• Thales

• Ptolemy

The Chinese contributed to astronomy by:

• Building pyramids

• Inventing the telescope

• Recording supernovae and comets

• Discovering Jupiter’s moons

Which Islamic scholar compiled precise astronomical tables (zij)?

• Ibn Sina

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Al-Razi

• Omar Khayyam

Where were ancient Greek texts translated and preserved in the Islamic world?

• Al-Azhar University

• House of Wisdom (Baghdad)

• Dome of the Rock

• Library of Alexandria

What instrument did Islamic astronomers perfect for navigation?

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Sextant

• Sundial

The Julian calendar introduced:

• A 360-day year

• Leap years

• Lunar months

• Zodiac signs

Islamic astronomy influenced Europe by:

• Preserving Greek knowledge

• Inventing the telescope

• Discovering gravity

• Rejecting heliocentrism