The main change in western dying practices is that now people think it's important to:

a. witness death in person, or "in the flesh."
b. die in a hospital.
c. discuss and plan their death.
d. have doctors heavily involved in terminal care.

Option C -- Discuss and plan their death.

no the answer is c only objects touching the earth's surface can be acted upon by an outside force

the correct answer is the following is a list of inventions made in the medieval islamic world, especially during the "islamic golden age" (8th to 13th centuries),[1][2] as well as the late medieval period, especially in the emirate of granada and the ottoman empire.

science and technology in the islamic world adopted and preserved knowledge and technologies from contemporary and earlier civilizations, including persia, india, china, and greece-roman antiquity, while making a number of improvements and innovations.