It seems to look like people were more shocked then anything. It was a crazy fire looks like, it also seems to look like it was an accident.
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Because if they contradicted the teachings of the church (that the heavens were fixed/perfect/unmoving). Also, they heliocentric theory contradicted previous ancient view about the world
C would be the answer. The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes that were for centuries central to cultural interaction and trading.
