TPO 21 听力Lecture第1篇 第2题Why did the ancient Greeks hold the geocentric view of the universe?

Question

Why did the ancient Greeks hold the geocentric view of the universe? Click on 2 answers.A. The Sun appeared to them to revolve around Earth.B. They had not developed methods of gathering accurate data on the movement of planets.C. Their religious and philosophical beliefs supported this view.D. Some of the planets in the solar system had not been discovered yet.

Answer 1

Professor: So, why did the ancient Greeks believe that the Earth was the center of the universe? Well, it made sense to them. Observations of the sky make it appear as if the Sun, the moon, and the stars all revolve around the Earth every day, while the Earth itself stayed in one place. And this view is also supported by their philosophical and religious beliefs about the origin and structure of the universe. 题目问古希腊人为什么认为地球是宇宙的中心。教授明确给出两点原因，一是从他们对天空的观察来看，太阳是绕着地球转的；二是他们关于宇宙结构和起源的哲学和宗教信仰支持这个观点。