The idea that the Earth sits motionless in the Universe at the center of a revolving globe of stars,with the Moon and planets in orbit around the Earth,is the ___________ model of the Universe.
A) heliocentric
B) anthropomorphic
C) geocentric
D) volcanic

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The geocentric model is based on the idea that the Earth is the center of the Universe, and all other celestial bodies orbit around it. This was the dominant view in ancient Greece and early medieval Europe.

The Idea That the Earth Sits Motionless in the Universe