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Shape of the Earth

Prior to 4th ...

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Prior to 4th century BCE, thinkers and philosophers thought that the sky was _____.

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disc-shaped

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dome-shaped

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conical

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irrelevant

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Solution

The correct option is B dome-shaped
For the longest time, thinkers and philosophers thought that the earth was a flat, disc-shaped plate floating on the oceans, with a dome-shaped sky covering it from the top.

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