How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture?
Take-home test question
The answer is one of these:
A. by halting 100 miles from Paris instead of conquering it
B. by exempting European scholars from paying taxes
C. by translating works of Aristotle and Plato
D. by building the Great Mosque at Córdoba
C: most of the writings of the ancient Greek philosophers were lost during the Dark Ages. However, the Arabs preserved them by translating them into Arabic.