Historical Star Charts — MCQs

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1. What was the main purpose of ancient star charts?





2. Which civilization created some of the earliest known star charts?





3. The Dunhuang Star Chart belongs to which ancient culture?





4. Babylonian star charts were often recorded on which material?





5. Egyptian star charts were frequently painted on which surfaces?





6. The Farnese Atlas statue represents Atlas holding:





7. Who was the Greek astronomer who first created a systematic star catalogue?





8. Ptolemy’s “Almagest” contained:





9. Chinese star charts divided the sky into how many “lunar mansions”?





10. The Nebra Sky Disk is associated with which region?





11. The Nebra Sky Disk represents:





12. Which dynasty produced the oldest complete Chinese star map?





13. The Dunhuang Star Chart was drawn on:





14. In which museum is the Nebra Sky Disk preserved today?





15. Which culture linked star charts directly to agricultural calendars?





16. The Farnese Atlas constellations are thought to be based on the catalogue of:





17. Which instrument was commonly paired with medieval Islamic star charts?





18. Which Greek text influenced medieval European star maps?





19. The Mayans created star charts to support:





20. Which star was especially important for navigation in historical charts?





21. Which ancient civilization recorded the positions of Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn in their star charts?





22. The purpose of Egyptian “diagonal star charts” was to measure:





23. Which civilization’s star charts were carved on stone monuments aligned with the stars?





24. Who was the Islamic astronomer who produced detailed star maps in the 10th century?





25. The “Book of Fixed Stars” by Al-Sufi included:





26. The constellation Orion appears frequently in which civilization’s star art?





27. The Etruscans and Romans often copied star charts from which culture?





28. What was one of the earliest uses of star charts in China?





29. The Nebra Sky Disk was discovered in which year?





30. The Farnese Atlas shows approximately how many constellations?





31. Who introduced the concept of celestial spheres in star mapping?





32. In ancient Mesopotamian star charts, constellations were linked to:





33. The “Zodiac” used in ancient star charts originated from which culture?





34. Which civilization created codices with star charts?





35. The purpose of the “lunar mansions” in Chinese astronomy was to track:





36. Which astronomer’s catalogue listed around 1,000 stars in the 2nd century AD?





37. The Mayan star charts were often recorded in:





38. The concept of “constellations” was formalized by which civilization?





39. Islamic star maps often preserved and expanded the works of:





40. The alignment of Stonehenge is believed to have served as:





41. The “Uranographia” (1603) by Johann Bayer was important because it:





42. Star charts helped early sailors navigate mainly at:





43. Which constellation was central in Egyptian religious star charts?





44. The Chinese “Star Maps of Suzhou” were carved on:





45. Hipparchus is famous for discovering:





46. Babylonian star charts helped them develop the concept of:





47. In medieval Europe, star charts were often illustrated in:





48. The earliest paper star charts were produced in which country?





49. Ancient star charts helped track eclipses by predicting:





50. Which ancient artifact is considered Europe’s oldest known star map?





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