Question

Please help quick! How might Islamic scholars have used Galen’s treatise to further innovations in medicine?

a) They might have used it as a foundational text for developing a vocabulary to translate contemporary European medical writings.

b)They might have transmitted it through trade networks to the Islamic world, and eventually back to Europe.

c) They might have translated it into other languages, increasing the penetration of these ideas into India and China.

D) They might have compared it to data from India and China, increasing the scientific rigor of the text.

Answer 1

The Correct Answer is B

Step-by-step explanation:

Medicine was a central part of medieval Islamic culture. Responding to circumstances of time and place/location, Islamic physicians and scholars developed a large and complex medical literature exploring, analyzing, and synthesizing the theory and practice of medicine. Islamic medicine was initially built on tradition, chiefly the theoretical and practical knowledge developed in Arabia and was known at Muhammad's time, ancient Hellenistic medicine such as Unani, ancient Indian medicine such as Ayurveda, and the ancient Iranian Medicine of the Academy of Gundishapur. The works of ancient Greek and Roman physicians Hippocrates, Galen and Dioscorides also had a lasting impact on Islamic medicine. Ophthalmology has been described as the most successful branch of medicine researched at the time, with the works of Ibn al-Haytham remaining an authority in the field until early modern times.