Astronomy in Ancient Civilizations

The fascination with the stars and night sky dates back to ancient civilizations. In
this activity you will learn a little more about the understandings that these
civilizations had about the night sky.
Directions:
Individually: choose any 4 of the following ancient civilizations. For each
civilization research their understanding of astronomy and any lasting
contributions they made to our current understanding of astronomy. For each
civilization write a - 1 page report on your findings. Additionally include an
image that represents an element of this civilization. This should be typed in
normal 12 pt font with 1.5 spacing.

Mayans
Ancient Chinese
Ancient Greeks
Incans
North American Indians

Neolithic Astronomy in Ancient

Britain
Mesopotamian Astronomy
Indian Astronomy
Ancient Egyptian
Islamic and Arab

Grading:
Each civilization you cover will be graded with the following criteria:
Time period:
1 points
Geographical Location:
1 points
Astronomical beliefs:
5 points
Contributions to our current science:
5 points
Image:
3 points
Total points per section: 15 points.
Total points for
assignment: 60 points
Due Date:
You will have the remainder of class today and Monday during class to work on this
assignment. It is due at the start of the period on Friday, January 13th.