Question

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

Answer 1

a meeting place for advisors

Answer 2

House of Wisdom was C. a research library in Baghdad.
It was opened in the 9th century and lasted until the 13th century, when it was destroyed by Mongols in 1258. Before its destruction, many scholars came here to study and research various hypotheses.