Chapter 1
The first thing used to try to measure time
The Moon
What caused the Romans to go from a 8 day week to 7
(2 Answers, 50 pts. each)
1: The number 7 was thought to have a special charm
2: The Jews
Ptolemy's best known treatise on astronomy
The Almagest
Who escaped the temptation of the moon
The Egyptians
What was Roman's Saturday
Saturn's Day - A day of evil omen
Who appreciated the grandeur of Ptolemy's work
The Arabs
When did the Egyptians make a calendar that worked for everyday needs
as early as 3200 B.C.
What are the names of the English, French, Italian, and Spanish Mondays
(4 answers, 75 pts. each)
English: Monday
French: lundi
Italian: lunedi
Spanish lunes
what was Ptolemy's leading textbook of astrology
Tetrabiblos
George Washington's Old style and new style birthday
Old Style: February II 1731
New Style: February 22 1731
There is a bronze model covered with inscriptions modeled as what part of a sheep
A Sheep's Liver
When did Saint Augustine live
354-430
Days of the week in the revolutionary calendar
5 days
What profession was expelled not just from Rome, but all of Italy
Astrologers
Tertullian's quote warning against astrology
"men, presuming that we are disposed of by the immutable arbitrament of the stars, think on account that God is not to be sought after"