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Question 1

The Greeks borrowed all of the following from ancient Near Eastern civilizations EXCEPT
 
  a. Egyptian geometry.
  b. Babylonian astronomy.
  c. Mesopotamian mythologies.
  d. Mesopotamian literary themes.
  e. an awareness of general laws that became the basis of Greek philosophy.

Question 2

What did supporters of the geocentric model of the universe claim?
 
  a. The earth rotated around the sun.
  b. The earth was at the center of the universe.
  c. The sun and stars were in constant motion.
  d. The earth was much larger than the sun.
  e. The universe was infinite.




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