Arabs' Contribution to Translation Activities
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Who is credited with initiating the first organized, large-scale translation activity in history?

  • The Abbasids
  • The Arabs (correct)
  • The Umayads
  • The Greeks
  • During whose reign was the Golden Era of translation?

  • The Umayads' reign
  • Al-M'mun's reign (correct)
  • The Abbasids' reign
  • Yuhana Ibn Al-Batriq's reign
  • What was the name of the institute of higher learning founded by Al-M'mun in 830?

  • House of Wisdom
  • The Academy of Translation
  • Bait Al-Hikma (correct)
  • The Institute of Islamic Learning
  • How many translators were employed at the House of Wisdom?

    <p>65 translators</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the approach of Yuhana Ibn Al-Batriq and Ibn Na'ima Al-Himsi's translation method?

    <p>Literal translation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who revised the translations of Yuhana Ibn Al-Batriq and Ibn Na'ima Al-Himsi?

    <p>Hunayn Ibn Ishaq</p> Signup and view all the answers

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