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Astro Final Flashcards

1
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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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2
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The point on the sky directly over your head is the

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zenith

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3
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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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5
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The ecliptic represents the

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Sun’s apparent path across the sky

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6
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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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8
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Which constellation is circumpolar as seen from Colorado Springs?

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Ursa Minor

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9
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Constellations of the zodiac

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fall along the ecliptic

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10
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Name one constellation that is circumpolar as seen from Colorado Springs.

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Cassiopa

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11
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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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12
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Which asterism is part of the constellation Sagittarius?

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Teapot

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13
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Name one constellation that is never visible from Colorado Springs.

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The Crux

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14
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Which constellation was associated with the Emperor of China?

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Ursa Minor

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15
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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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16
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How many lunar mansions are recognized in traditional Chinese culture?

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28

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17
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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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18
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How many constellations are recognized by the International Astronomical Union?

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88

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19
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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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20
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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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21
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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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22
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The cycle of precession repeats every

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26,000 years

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23
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Which northern circumpolar constellation is associated with a giraffe?

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Camelopardalis

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24
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How many constellations were included in the list published by Ptolemy?

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48

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25
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At which locations on Earth can the Sun pass directly overhead thru zenith?

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Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

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26
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Which constellation is linked to an ancient Babylonian myth about the creation of the world?

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Draco

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27
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Constellation names used in English language sky maps in modern times come from which language?

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latin

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28
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Which modern constellation was viewed as a Caribou in Inuit culture?

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Ursa Major

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29
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The constellation ______________ was seen as an emu by Aboriginal Australians.

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crux

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30
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The Sun is farthest south on the sky when it is in the constellation

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Sagittarius

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31
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On the summer solstice in June the sun is directly above the

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Tropic of Cancer

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32
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On the autumnal equinox the Sun is

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directly above the equator and headed south.

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33
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Which southern constellation was originally part of the larger constellation Argo Navis?

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Carina

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34
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Which region of the sky contained prominent constellations for the Inca and Quechua people?

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The Milky Way

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35
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What constellation appears on the national flags of several countries in the southern hemisphere?

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Crux

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36
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To the Quechua people, the modern constellation of Centaurus was part of

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The Great Llama

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37
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The brightest star on the sky (after the sun) is in the constellation

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Canis Major

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38
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One lunar synodic month is

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29.5 days

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39
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Which culture used a 260 day sacred calendar?

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Mayan

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40
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A Metonic cycle means that 19 solar years are equal to

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235 lunar months

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41
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The portion of Stonehenge that was built most recently is

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The Sarsen Circle

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42
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The traditional Hawaiian calendar is based on

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a stellar-lunar calendar.

43
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The Islamic calendar is based on

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12 synodic months

44
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The oldest known site of standing stones is found at

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Nabta Playa

45
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The Babylonian number system was

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Base 60

46
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In a purely lunar calendar a year is

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exactly 12 lunar months long.

47
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The Antikythera Mechanism was used to measure

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lunar months

48
Q

The Antikythera Mechanism was used to measure

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lunar months

49
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The first 24 hour clock was

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a water clock

50
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In the Gregorian calendar, which years are NOT leap years?

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1800, 1900, 2100

51
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In ancient Egypt, which of the following varied in duration depending on the season?

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length of an hour

52
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Which culture invented the concept of decan stars to keep track of their calendar?

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Egyptian

53
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Name one calendar that is a luni-solar calendar.

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Ptolemaic (Egyptian)

54
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Longitude on Earth can be measured with

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a mechanical clock

55
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On the Arctic Circle the longest period of continuous daylight lasts

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30 days

56
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Which of the following measurements was not possible with an astrolabe?

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Measuring longitude using local noon

57
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The stars Ullaktuk, which are used by the Inuit to mark seasonally changes, correspond to

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Orion’s Belt

58
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Which calendar attempted to use base-10 for all aspects of timekeeping?

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French Revolutionary Calendar

59
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How many Star Families are used by Hawaiian navigators?

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4

60
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Latitude on Earth can be measured with

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a sextant

61
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What star can be found by extending the handle of the Big Dipper?

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Arcturus

62
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Which culture was the first to define a zodiac?

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Babylonian

63
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Which of the following is not one of the fundamental elements in Chinese astrology?

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air

64
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Who designed the first clock accurate enough to be used for determining longitude at sea?

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John Harrison

65
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The line of nodes of the moon’s orbit was important in the astrology of which culture?

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Indian

66
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Enuma Anu Enlil tablets

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Babylonian

67
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In modern times leap seconds are used to account for

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the gradual slowing of Earth’s rotation rate.

68
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Which constellation falls along the ecliptic but is not part of the modern zodiac constellations?

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Ophiuchus

69
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What was Ptolemy’s contribution to astronomy?

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He defined a system to predict planetary positions on the sky.

70
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The Forbidden Purple Palace in Chinese astronomy corresponds with which region of the sky?

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The circumpolar zone

71
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The Ka’aba site in Mecca has an alignment with

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Summer solstice sunrise

72
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An alignment with the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) corresponds to an alignment with

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spring and fall equinox

73
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The fireplaces in Kogi temples align with

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intercardinal

74
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The Sun Dagger is associated with which culture?

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Ancestral Puebloan

75
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Which of these astronomical events will occur farthest north of east along the horizon?

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Moonrise during a major lunar standstill

76
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Which culture built a number of structures that aligned with positions of Venus?

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Maya

77
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Mounds at Cahokia have an alignment with

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The north-south meridian line

78
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humans created from fleas of gods

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Chinese

79
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boundary of Navajo Cosmology

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Four Sacred Peaks

80
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Universe is an endless cycle

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Buddhist

81
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Creation of the Universe is called the Dreaming

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Aboriginal Australian

82
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universe contains exactly 10 objects

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Pythagoras

83
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Kepler’s contribution

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planetary orbits are elliptica

84
Q

Sun Dagger

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Chacoan

85
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Cosmology on a turtle’s back

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Deleware

86
Q

Directions in Chinese culture

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8

87
Q

Earth’s place is yolk of egg

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Hun Thien

88
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raven into primeval waters

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inuit

89
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Kaaba alignment

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summer solstice sunrise

90
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Marduk

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Babylonian

91
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Rangi and Papi

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Maori

92
Q

Nebraska dwellings

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Navajo Hogans

93
Q

astronomical events furthest north

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moonrise, major lunar standstill

94
Q

infinite space

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Hsuan Yeh

95
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Stonehenge evidence

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stratigraphy

96
Q

Tiamat

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Babylonian

97
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shape of world in Inuit Cosmology

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flat disk

98
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Eudoxus

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Earth’s precession

99
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culture considered itself center of all creation

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Barasana

100
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hogan of creation

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Navajo

101
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Rainbow bridge

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Chumash

102
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World parents Izanami and Izanagi

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Shinto

103
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archaeoastronomy

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archeological sites are studied for astronomical alignments and such

104
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ethnoastronomy

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focus of the study of astronomy in cultures through means such as interviews or records.

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