    The Babylonians were the first people to systematically apply myths to constellations and astrology and describe the twelve signs of the zodiac. The Egyptians followed shortly after by refining the Babylonian system of astrology, but it was the Greeks who shaped it into its modern form. The Greeks borrowed some of their myths from the Babylonians and came up with their own. For that matter, even the word astrology — as well as the science of astronomy — is derived from the Greek word for star, asteri.
    During the conquest of Asia by Alexander the Great, the Greeks were eventually introduced to the unknown cultures and cosmological schemes of Syria, Babylon, Persia and central Asia. It didn’t take too long after that for the Greeks to overtake cuneiform script as the international language of academic communication and part of this action was the transference of astrology from cuneiform to Greek.
The 4,000 Year History of Horoscopes: How Astrology Has Been Shaped Throughout the Millennia. Internet: <ancient-origins.net> (adapted).
Based on the text above, choose the correct option.

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The Babylonians were the first people to systematically
apply myths to constellations and astrology and describe the
twelve signs of the zodiac. The Egyptians followed shortly after
by refining the Babylonian system of astrology, but it was the
Greeks who shaped it into its modern form. The Greeks
borrowed some of their myths from the Babylonians and came up
with their own. For that matter, even the word astrology — as
well as the science of astronomy — is derived from the Greek
word for star, asteri.    During the conquest of Asia by Alexander the Great, the
Greeks were eventually introduced to the unknown cultures and
cosmological schemes of Syria, Babylon, Persia and central Asia.
It didn’t take too long after that for the Greeks to overtake
cuneiform script as the international language of academic
communication and part of this action was the transference of
astrology from cuneiform to Greek.
The 4,000 Year History of Horoscopes: How Astrology Has Been Shaped

Throughout the Millennia. Internet: <ancient-origins.net> (adapted).
Based on the text above, choose the correct option.   Alternativa A: The Greeks were the first to systematize the logic of the
zodiac. Ou Alternativa B: The Egyptians helped the Babylonians to describe the myths
and the signs.   Ou Alternativa C: The zodiac system as we know today was organized by the
Greeks.  Ou Alternativa D: The Greeks did not translate the cuneiform script to the Greek
language.

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Alternativa [C] The zodiac system as we know today was organized by the
Greeks.  Gabarito: CFundamento decisivo: O trecho decisivo é “but it was the Greeks who shaped it into its modern form.”Tema central: origem do zodíacoAnálise das alternativasAErradaEstá errada porque atribui aos gregos a primazia da sistematização, mas o texto afirma expressamente que os babilônios foram os primeiros a aplicar mitos às constelações e à astrologia e a descrever os doze signos do zodíaco.BErradaEstá errada porque altera o papel dos egípcios no texto. Eles aparecem depois dos babilônios, refinando o sistema babilônico; o texto não diz que ajudaram os babilônios na descrição dos mitos e dos signos.CCertaA alternativa C está correta porque corresponde ao trecho que afirma que os gregos moldaram o sistema em sua forma moderna.DErradaEstá errada porque contraria a informação de que houve transferência da astrologia do cuneiforme para o grego. Portanto, a ideia de que os gregos não fizeram essa passagem é incompatível com o texto.Pegadinha da questãoA confusão real era trocar os papéis históricos: os babilônios aparecem como os primeiros na sistematização e descrição dos signos, enquanto os gregos aparecem como os que deram a forma moderna ao sistema.Dica para questões semelhantesSepare no texto quem iniciou um sistema de quem o reformulou ou consolidou depois.Quando a alternativa usar paráfrase, confira se ela preserva a relação exata do texto, como “modern form” = forma atual/moderna do sistema.Desconfie de alternativas que trocam ordem temporal ou função histórica entre povos, autores ou etapas mencionadas.

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