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A culture that existed 10,000 years ago is best studied using

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archaeology

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The point on the sky directly over your head is the

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zenith

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Which of the following things cannot be seen with the naked eye from Earth’s surface?

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Neptune

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Which of the following is not included as one of the Seven Classical Planets?

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Uranus

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The ecliptic represents the

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Sun’s apparent path across the sky

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Stonehenge was built by

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Britons

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In modern times, which star is closest to earth’s north celestial pole?

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Polaris

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Which constellation is circumpolar as seen from Colorado Springs?

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Ursa Minor

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Constellations of the zodiac

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fall along the ecliptic

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Name one constellation that is circumpolar as seen from Colorado Springs.

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Cassiopa

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The earliest known artwork that may represent Taurus and the Pleiades is

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the caves of Lascaux

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Which asterism is part of the constellation Sagittarius?

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Teapot

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Name one constellation that is never visible from Colorado Springs.

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The Crux

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Which constellation was associated with the Emperor of China?

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Ursa Minor

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What was the north pole star at the time the Egyptians built the great pyramid at Giza?

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Thuban

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How many lunar mansions are recognized in traditional Chinese culture?

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28

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To the Sioux the great Tree of Life aligned with

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the north celestial pole

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How many constellations are recognized by the International Astronomical Union?

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88

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heliacal rising

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when a star is visible on the horizon just before sunrise

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Which locations on Earth will have 24 hours of daylight on the June solstice?

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All locations north of the Arctic Circle

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Star names used in English language sky maps in modern times come from which language?

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Arabic

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The cycle of precession repeats every

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26,000 years

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Which northern circumpolar constellation is associated with a giraffe?

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Camelopardalis

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How many constellations were included in the list published by Ptolemy?

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48

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At which locations on Earth can the Sun pass directly overhead thru zenith?
Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
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Which constellation is linked to an ancient Babylonian myth about the creation of the world?
Draco
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Constellation names used in English language sky maps in modern times come from which language?
latin
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Which modern constellation was viewed as a Caribou in Inuit culture?
Ursa Major
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The constellation ______________ was seen as an emu by Aboriginal Australians.
crux
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The Sun is farthest south on the sky when it is in the constellation
Sagittarius
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On the summer solstice in June the sun is directly above the
Tropic of Cancer
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On the autumnal equinox the Sun is
directly above the equator and headed south.
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Which southern constellation was originally part of the larger constellation Argo Navis?
Carina
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Which region of the sky contained prominent constellations for the Inca and Quechua people?
The Milky Way
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What constellation appears on the national flags of several countries in the southern hemisphere?
Crux
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To the Quechua people, the modern constellation of Centaurus was part of
The Great Llama
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The brightest star on the sky (after the sun) is in the constellation
Canis Major
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One lunar synodic month is
29.5 days
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Which culture used a 260 day sacred calendar?
Mayan
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A Metonic cycle means that 19 solar years are equal to
235 lunar months
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The portion of Stonehenge that was built most recently is
The Sarsen Circle
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The traditional Hawaiian calendar is based on
a stellar-lunar calendar.
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The Islamic calendar is based on
12 synodic months
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The oldest known site of standing stones is found at
Nabta Playa
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The Babylonian number system was
Base 60
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In a purely lunar calendar a year is
exactly 12 lunar months long.
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The Antikythera Mechanism was used to measure
lunar months
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The Antikythera Mechanism was used to measure
lunar months
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The first 24 hour clock was
a water clock
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In the Gregorian calendar, which years are NOT leap years?
1800, 1900, 2100
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In ancient Egypt, which of the following varied in duration depending on the season?
length of an hour
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Which culture invented the concept of decan stars to keep track of their calendar?
Egyptian
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Name one calendar that is a luni-solar calendar.
Ptolemaic (Egyptian)
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Longitude on Earth can be measured with
a mechanical clock
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On the Arctic Circle the longest period of continuous daylight lasts
30 days
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Which of the following measurements was not possible with an astrolabe?
Measuring longitude using local noon
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The stars Ullaktuk, which are used by the Inuit to mark seasonally changes, correspond to
Orion's Belt
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Which calendar attempted to use base-10 for all aspects of timekeeping?
French Revolutionary Calendar
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How many Star Families are used by Hawaiian navigators?
4
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Latitude on Earth can be measured with
a sextant
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What star can be found by extending the handle of the Big Dipper?
Arcturus
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Which culture was the first to define a zodiac?
Babylonian
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Which of the following is not one of the fundamental elements in Chinese astrology?
air
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Who designed the first clock accurate enough to be used for determining longitude at sea?
John Harrison
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The line of nodes of the moon's orbit was important in the astrology of which culture?
Indian
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Enuma Anu Enlil tablets
Babylonian
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In modern times leap seconds are used to account for
the gradual slowing of Earth's rotation rate.
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Which constellation falls along the ecliptic but is not part of the modern zodiac constellations?
Ophiuchus
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What was Ptolemy's contribution to astronomy?
He defined a system to predict planetary positions on the sky.
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The Forbidden Purple Palace in Chinese astronomy corresponds with which region of the sky?
The circumpolar zone
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The Ka'aba site in Mecca has an alignment with
Summer solstice sunrise
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An alignment with the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) corresponds to an alignment with
spring and fall equinox
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The fireplaces in Kogi temples align with
intercardinal
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The Sun Dagger is associated with which culture?
Ancestral Puebloan
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Which of these astronomical events will occur farthest north of east along the horizon?
Moonrise during a major lunar standstill
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Which culture built a number of structures that aligned with positions of Venus?
Maya
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Mounds at Cahokia have an alignment with
The north-south meridian line
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humans created from fleas of gods
Chinese
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boundary of Navajo Cosmology
Four Sacred Peaks
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Universe is an endless cycle
Buddhist
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Creation of the Universe is called the Dreaming
Aboriginal Australian
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universe contains exactly 10 objects
Pythagoras
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Kepler's contribution
planetary orbits are elliptica
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Sun Dagger
Chacoan
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Cosmology on a turtle's back
Deleware
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Directions in Chinese culture
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Earth's place is yolk of egg
Hun Thien
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raven into primeval waters
inuit
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Kaaba alignment
summer solstice sunrise
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Marduk
Babylonian
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Rangi and Papi
Maori
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Nebraska dwellings
Navajo Hogans
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astronomical events furthest north
moonrise, major lunar standstill
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infinite space
Hsuan Yeh
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Stonehenge evidence
stratigraphy
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Tiamat
Babylonian
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shape of world in Inuit Cosmology
flat disk
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Eudoxus
Earth's precession
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culture considered itself center of all creation
Barasana
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hogan of creation
Navajo
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Rainbow bridge
Chumash
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World parents Izanami and Izanagi
Shinto
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archaeoastronomy
archeological sites are studied for astronomical alignments and such
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ethnoastronomy
focus of the study of astronomy in cultures through means such as interviews or records.

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