The ancient Greeks, including Ptolemy, thought that the stars were
A) scattered everywhere between Earth and the moon.
B) alive.
C) scattered throughout infinite space.
D) scattered everywhere between the moon and the inside surface of a large sphere that enclosed the universe.
E) fixed to the inside surface of a large sphere that enclosed the universe.

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The ancient Greeks, including Ptolemy, believed that the stars were fixed to the inside surface of a large celestial sphere that enclosed the universe, which was a geocentric model.

The Ancient Greeks, Including Ptolemy, Thought That the Stars Were