Multiple Choice
What distinguished the Pythagoreans from the natural philosophy of the investigators who came before them?
A) They uncovered the scientific writings of the Babylonians.
B) They invented a crude telescope.
C) They attempted to make mathematical models of physical phenomena.
D) Through trade routes, they had been exposed to the philosophy of the ancient orient.
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