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THE SHAPE OF THE WORLD
HEAVEN AND EARTH
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_____1. Where did early peoples who made maps
place their own country: .046
A. At the edge of the world. B. North of the
equator.
C. South of the equator. D. At the center of
the their universe.
_____2. What is the most revered of the
village's holy objects: 4:02--4:13
A. A relic. B. A very old map.
C. A kris--knife D. A box.
_____3. The center of the village's world
is: 5:23
A. The sea. B. The capital city.
C. The Holy Grove D. The Volcano.
_____4. Where did the first early ideas
concerning the shape of the world come from: 6:02
A. Science and Satellites. B. Religions and
imagination.
. C. Rand McNally. D. Cartographers.
_____5. The temple depicts the map of
the Buddhist world. It has how many levels: 6:50
A. One. B. Two.
C. Three. D. Four.
_____6. To measure the size of the flood the
Egyptians built the: 8:50
A. Nile Odometer. B. Pyramids.
C. Karnak. D. Abu Simbel.
_____7. After the annual flooding of the
Nile boundaries between farmer's fields were resurveyed. The purpose was:
9:30
A. To keep farmers honest. B. To Educated new
surveyors.
C. To create make work projects. D. To keep
Political Power.
_____8. The oldest surviving world map made
from clay comes from: 10:06 10:14
A. Greece B. Babylon.
C. China. D. Rome.
_____9. What new force did the Greeks
use to determine the shape of the world: 10:29 to 11:11
A. Religion. B. Their new gods.
C. Rand McNally. D. Science.
_____10. What did the crew of Apollo 8
see when they came away from the far side of the Moon:
A. A Mars Rise. B. A Sun Rise. 14:37
C. Moon Rise. D. Earth Rise.
_____11. An early Greek view of the universe
was explained by music and proposed by:
(Remember the right triangle--5-4-3) 15:00
15:19
A. Polybius. B. Pythagoras.
C. Plato. D. Xenophon.
_____12. Who is the mythical figure who
holds the universe on his back. He gave his name to books of maps: 16:40
A. Atlas. B. Eratosthenes
C. Zeus. D. Mutluck.
_____13. The Greek who first measured
the Earth as a sphere was: 17:13 to 17:55
A. Homer. B. Alexander.
C. Eratosthenes D. Zorba.
_____14. What was located at Alexandria
according to the film which made it a storehouse of ancient knowledge:
19:41 to 20:19
A. A royal library. B. A temple to Zeus.
C. A royal palace. D. A museum.
_____15. The peak of Greek learning was
expressed by Ptolemy. What system did he start that is still used today:
20:46 to 21:25
A. The Prime Meridian. B. Latitude.
C. Longitude. D. The Grid System.
_____16. What thing according to the film
was the tenuous link between Rome and China:
(Watch the film closely and listen carefully.)
22:34 to 22:39
A. Trade routes. B. .Camels.
C. A Caterpillar. D. None of the Above
_____17. What was the difference between the
Chinese world view and the Greek world view:
A. No difference. 25:30 to 25:35
B. The Greeks thought the world was flat.
C. The Chinese thought the world was round.
D. The Chinese thought the world was flat.
_____18. What was the major purpose of
Chinese maps: 26:02 to 27:46
A. Control of their empire. B. For future generations.
C. To help tourists. D. Scientific knowledge.
_____19. The English soldier, Charles
Gordon, placed the "Garden of Eden" in the Indian Ocean. He based his conclusions
on: 34:04 to 36:48
A. Most peculiar trees. B. Breadfruit trees.
C. A man named Adam and serpents. D. All of
the Above.
_____20. What became a big business in
the 12th century which fostered a need for a guide book:
A. Warfare. B. Pilgrimage. 36:51 to 37:18
C. The Crusades. D. Trade.
_____21. The 13th century miniature map
in the book of Psalms places what city at the center of the world: 40:19
A. Rome. B. Jerusalem.
C. Constantinople. D. London.
_____22. What Greek book was the monk
seeking above all others: 45:42 to 46:52
A. The Metaphysics. B. The History.
C. The Bible. D. The Geography.
_____23. The flight of Greek speaking
refugees from Constantinople became the: 46:59 to 48:21
A. Engine of the Computer Revolution. B. Engine
of the Reformation.
C. Engine of Renaissance. D. Engine of the
Revolution.
_____24. What was the vehicle that spread
the "Geography" and other ideas throughout Europe:
A. The Oral Tradition. B. The Radio. 48:23
to 50:28
C. The Internet. D. The Printing Press.
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