During the Elizabethan era, people were highly superstitious, fearing witches, trusting in magical creatures, and using lucky talismans. Which practice did they rely on to foresee and influence future events?

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The study of turning base metals into goldThe science of working with metalsThe belief that Earth is at the center of the universeThe interpretation of celestial bodies to predict outcomesNone of the above

Explanation

Elizabethans often turned to astrology, the study of the positions and movements of stars and planets, to predict and attempt to control future events. While alchemy and metallurgy involved metals, and geocentricity was a cosmological model, astrology uniquely served as their method for divination and guidance.