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What was the House of Wisdom?

A.a meeting place for the advisors to the caliphs

B.a hospital where brain surgery was performed

C.a research library in Baghdad

D.a place where Muslim philosophers met to contemplate life

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The correct answer is (d.) a place where Muslim philosophers met to contemplate life. The House of Wisdom was actually a major intellectual center for well-known scholars during the Golden Age that made many remarkable contributions to the diverse fields.
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Answer:

the correct answer is actually C. a research library in Baghdad.

Step-by-step explanation:

Built primarily as a library, the House became the home of ancient and modern wisdom during the Islamic Golden Age, preserving important works of scholarship from across Europe and the Middle East. D. is incorrect I did the test and used d. but i got the question wrong the correct answer is C. :) hope this helps:)

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