Geographical Thought-Ancient and Medieval period

Geographical Thought-Ancient and Medieval period

University

10 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Practical Geography of Class 12th

Practical Geography of Class 12th

12th Grade - Professional Development

10 Qs

Surprised test

Surprised test

University

10 Qs

Mental Maps Quiz

Mental Maps Quiz

10th Grade - University

9 Qs

Basic Cartography Quiz 1

Basic Cartography Quiz 1

University

12 Qs

Cartography

Cartography

University

9 Qs

Coğrafya

Coğrafya

University

8 Qs

Maps Quiz

Maps Quiz

2nd Grade - University

13 Qs

Topomap Skills Try Out

Topomap Skills Try Out

7th Grade - University

11 Qs

Geographical Thought-Ancient and Medieval period

Geographical Thought-Ancient and Medieval period

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

University

Hard

Created by

Tejaswita Duarah

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Who is known as the father of Geography?

Eratosthenes

Anaximander

Ptolomy

Herodotus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Who introduced the astronomical instrument "Gnomon" which is a perpendicular sundial?

Eratosthenes

Thales

Anaximander

Pytheas

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote the ancient Indian text "Brahit Samhita" or the encyclopedia of astronomy?

Aryabhatta

Brahmagupta

Bhaskaracharya

Varahamihira

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The "Baitul-Hikma" library or academy was established under the patronage of Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid in which medieval Arab city?

Al-Basra

Damascus

Baghdad

Madina

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following books was not written by Al-Biruni?

Kitab-Al-Hind

Tarikh-Al-Hind

Al-Qanaum-Al-Masaudi

Kitab-Al-Ashkal

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first explorer to have set foot in Florida?

Amerigo Vespucci

Juan Ponce de Leon

Christopher Colombus

Ferdinand Megellan

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Who is known for the heliocentric model of the solar system?

Johannes Kepler

Galileo Galilei

Isaac Newton

Nicolaus Copernicus

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
or continue with
Microsoft
Apple
Others
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Already have an account?