The Ptolemaic View of the Universe Argued That

question 45

Multiple Choice

The Ptolemaic view of the universe argued that

• A) the planets were imperfect and material.
• B) the imperfect, motionless earth was in a state of constant change at the center of the universe.
• C) heavenly bodies, composed of a crystalline substance, resided in concentric spheres that moved in circular orbits around the moon.
• D) God and all the saved souls resided in the Empyrean Heaven that lay beyond the innermost, or tenth, sphere.
• E) God and the saved souls were at the center of the universe.