Aristotle’s ideas on the natural world greatly influenced ____, who believed that the “great chain of being” extended

from ____.



a. Asian beliefs; lifeless forms to humans
b. Hindu systems of thought; plants to spiritual beings
c. tribal beliefs; lifeless forms to spiritual beings
d. later European thinkers; plants to spiritual beings
e. Thomas Malthus’ treatise on population; lifeless forms to mammals


ANSWER: d

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