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"Medieval people" covers a lot of ground. There are people today who still think it's flat. At least some of the ancient Greeks were aware that the Earth was round, and even knew how big it was. The reason Columbus had trouble finding a sponsor for his expedition was not that everyone at the time thought the Earth was flat; the common people may have believed that, but educated people knew better. The problem was that they also knew how big it was (from the Greeks); Columbus thought it was considerably smaller and also thought Asia stuck out further to the east than it really does. The people who refused to sponsor his trip didn't think he'd fall off the edge, they thought he'd run out of supplies and starve... which he would have, if he hadn't run into the Americas long before reaching Asia.
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∙ 12y agoFlat. People in ancient times supposed that the earth was something like a flat disc, surrounded by a moat of ocean, over which rotated the star-spangled dome of the heavens. Beyond the moat were huge mountains which supported the heavens. Beyond the dome was a heaven composed of water - some of which came down as rain, through trap doors. The sun, as a god in his chariot, crossed the sky every day. Below the Earth was Hades, the place for the dead - also surrounded by water.
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∙ 15y agoThey used to think it was flat
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What shape did Columbus think the Earth was?
A pear.
Did medieval apprentices get paid?
They probably did i think
On October 30th 1938 What event did people think had happened to the earth?
Orson Welles' radio adaptation of H.G Well's The War of the World causes mass panic as people think Aliens have landed on earth.
What did people in the medieval times think of the world?
There are parts of the Bible referring to the End Times and to a millennium. As a result of this, many people thought the world would end in 1000 AD.
Heaven in medieval times?
The medieval concept of Heaven is much as the modern concept is. The Church has not changed its teachings, and there is really no new information. It is and has been viewed as a place for the departed spirits of good people, who worship God in an attitude of bliss. I think even the harps are included in the medieval ideas on the subject.
What did people think the shape of the earth was 40 years ago?
In 1971, it was already an established fact that the Earth is a sphere.
What shape did renaissance people think the earth was?
Round. Most people by the time of Columbus did not believe the Earth was flat, despite what some history books will tell you.
Evidences that prove the real shape of the earth?
i dont think that the earth is flat .it is round in shape. if we go a journey around the world we will stop in the place we started .I think the earth is round in shape.
What did Aristotle think about the shape of earth?
everyone thought the earth was flat
Why did people disagreed about the shape of the earth?
Because when they sailed on ships they went straight and didn't think they went around
What shape did colonial settlers think earth was?
round
What did medieval people think of pain?
They thought it hurt.
What is the shape of the other GALAXIES?
I think they are also spherical as the earth
What did the medieval people think the symptoms were?
Of what? Need a subject here.
How did poor people travel in medieval times?
i think poor peole had to walk
What effect do you think these mountains had in life in medieval Europe?
The mountains separated the people
What did the people during Medieval Times think if a cake fell while baking?
I don't think they had cake in medieval times. Bread was about it when it came to baked goods. Bread will almost always rise.
