Muslim Civilization

question 85

Multiple Choice

Muslim civilization

• A)​experienced a prolonged period of decline during the Middle Ages.
• B)​was largely isolated from Europe until after the start of the Italian Renaissance.
• C)​put little emphasis on preserving and translating Greek and Latin manuscripts.
• D)​provided valuable support to the European Renaissance in the form of sources of ancient learning.
• E)​lacked great libraries and learning centers similar to those of Christian Europe.

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Definitions:

Preadaptations

Preadaptations are characteristics of organisms that, by chance, provide an advantage under future environmental conditions or shifts.

Preexisting Structures

Formations or constructs that were already in place before a specified event or development.

Variations

Differences or deviations in characteristics among individuals within a population or species.

Adaptive Radiation

The evolutionary process by which organisms diversify rapidly into a multitude of new forms, particularly when a change in the environment makes new resources available, creates new challenges, or opens new environmental niches.