The Ptolemaic View of the Universe Believed All of the Following

question 86

Multiple Choice

The Ptolemaic view of the universe believed all of the following to be true except

• A)the planets were believed to be 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 earth.
• D)God and all the saved souls resided in the Empyrean Heaven that lay beyond the outermost, or tenth, sphere.
• E)God and the saved souls were at one end of the universe and humans at the center.

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