Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
The ancient Greek philosophical framework, dominant in medieval and Renaissance Europe, that held the Earth to be the center of the universe, celestial bodies to be perfect and unchanging, and the cosmos to be organized in concentric spheres.