Rather Than Rely on Creation Myths to Explain the Natural

question 20

Multiple Choice

Rather than rely on creation myths to explain the natural world, early Greek philosophers were among the first to

• A) quantify the inheritance of genetic traits through sexual reproduction.
• B) describe the heavenly bodies as gods or personages.
• C) develop a philosophy of a natural world driven by physical laws used to explain the world around them.
• D) understand that our planet is much, much older than previously determined.

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