Question

During the 11th and 12th centuries, Toledo, Spain was a cultural center for Muslims. Why do many historians believe that this once Islamic town in Spain should now be seen as the birthplace of the European Renaissance?
Select one:
a.the works of Aristotle and other writers of Greece and Rome were preserved there
b.new discoveries show that Toledo was much more advanced than Florence
c.Toledo was the westernmost city on the Silk Road
d.Muslims have always had more culture than Christians

Answer 1

Answer:

a.the works of Aristotle and other writers of Greece and Rome were preserved there

Explanation:

many historians believe that Toledo, Spain should now be seen as the birthplace of the European Renaissance because "the works of Aristotle and other writers of Greece and Rome were preserved there."

This is evident in the fact that the Arabian Muslims that dominated the region during the Middle Ages period kept, translated, and reproduced the works of Aristotle and other writers of Greece and Rome.

The works of these early Greco-Roman philosophers inspired the invention and innovation of scientific methods, ideas and theories in modern science and civilization.