Alcuin and His Associates Contributed Significantly to Literacy Even Until

question 9

Multiple Choice

Alcuin and his associates contributed significantly to literacy even until today by:

• A) promoting the mastery of Arabic by his scholars to tap the knowledge of the Muslim world.
• B) translating the Bible into the vernacular language of the Franks.
• C) insisting that Charlemagne's warriors all become literate.
• D) establishing an endowment for the University of York where reading was taught.
• E) copying corrected versions of biblical texts and inventing Carolingian miniscule script in the process.

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