The Ptolemaic view of the universe argued that
A) the planets were imperfect and material.
B) the imperfect, motionless earth was in a state of constant change at the center of the universe.
C) heavenly bodies, composed of a crystalline substance, resided in concentric spheres that moved in circular orbits around the moon.
D) God and all the saved souls resided in the Empyrean Heaven that lay beyond the innermost, or tenth, sphere.
E) God and the saved souls were at the center of the universe.

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The Ptolemaic view, or geocentric model, posited that the Earth was at the center of the universe and was imperfect and motionless, with celestial bodies moving in perfect circular orbits around it.

The Ptolemaic View of the Universe Argued That