Throughout the Middle Ages,the Most Important Classical Authorities on Cosmology

question 30

Multiple Choice

Throughout the Middle Ages,the most important classical authorities on cosmology were _________ and _________.

• A) Plato; Aristotle
• B) Plato; Ptolemy
• C) Aristotle; Galen
• D) Aristotle; Ptolemy
• E) Galen; Ptolemy

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Definitions:

Genetics

The study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms, explaining how traits are passed from parents to offspring.

Paleontology

The study of prehistoric life.

Fossilized Remains

Preserved evidence of ancient life in the form of mineralized bones, footprints, or impressions in rock.

Extinction

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