Answer:
Option: A. the Christian church
Step-by-step explanation:
The Church played a crucial role in keeping learning alive in the Middle Ages. The Church maintained the part in the government and education ground. In the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church holds power over people by controlling authorisation and knowledge. The knowledge in the Middle Ages was preserved by copying the preserved ancient texts and by curating. Most of the tasks done by the monks in the monasteries in Europe by copying manuscripts which sometimes took years to complete.