In which of the following fields did Islamic civilization most influence Europeans at the time of the Crusades?
(A) Music
(B) Theology
(C) Mathematics
(D) Law
Answer:
Option (C) is correct.
At the time of the Crusades, when contact increased between Europe
and the Islamic world, Islamic mathematicians were using sophisticated mathematical tools
and concepts (algebra, zero, Arabic numerals) that were unfamiliar to Europeans. In the
twelfth century, European scholars became more aware of and interested in the
contributions of Islamic mathematicians, and they made this knowledge available to the West
in Latin translations.
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