Ancient to Greek Astronomy

Imagine Benjamin, Evelyn, and Rohan are lying on a hill in ancient Greece, gazing up at the sparkling night sky. How did people like them often figure out which constellations they were looking at?

• By using telescopes

• By imagining shapes and figures, such as animals

• By drawing maps on paper

• By counting the number of stars

Imagine Ava and Michael are ancient astronomers. They want to keep track of time and seasons. What did they use as their cosmic calendar and clock?

• constellations

• planets

• comets

• telescopes

Aria and David are stargazing and wonder: Ancient astronomers connected celestial events to ______ and mythology. Can you help them fill in the blank?

• religion

• mathematics

• architecture

• commerce

Imagine Anika and Arjun are exploring ancient ruins. They discover that ancient astronomers built monuments aligned with ______ changes. What did they find?

• seasonal

• lunar

• political

• economic

Anika, Aria, and Mason are chatting about ancient astronomers. Do you think those early stargazers were already building models of the solar system, or were they just making 'sky calendars'? What do you think?

• True

• False

James and Abigail are planning a mysterious trip to visit an ancient monument. Can you help them figure out where Stonehenge is located and during which period it was built?

• Wiltshire, England - 2800 B.C. to 1800 B.C.

• Paris, France - 1000 B.C. to 500 B.C.

• Rome, Italy - 500 A.D. to 1000 A.D.

• Athens, Greece - 2000 B.C. to 1500 B.C.

Kai and Abigail are visiting Stonehenge and notice how it lines up with the sun during the solstices. They wonder if this ancient site was actually a giant stone _______.

• calendar

• oven

• throne

• aquarium

Elijah, Ethan, and Priya are on a mysterious adventure to Stonehenge! What do they discover about its actual use?

• It was definitely a temple

• Its actual use is unknown, but there are many theories

• It was only used for farming

• It was a modern construction

Emma and Daniel are visiting Stonehenge at sunrise. They notice that the stones are perfectly aligned so that the sun rises through the main path on the summer solstice, and sets on the opposite side during the winter solstice. Are Emma and Daniel correct in their observation?

• True

• False

Ethan, Arjun, and Noah are on a field trip to Stonehenge! While they know it was used as a celestial calendar, they wonder what else it might have been. Most recent theories acknowledge Stonehenge's use as a celestial calendar, but also think it was a _______.

• holy burial ground

• marketplace for traders

• royal palace

• ancient library