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The Role of Arabs in Translation History

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What is the period during which the translation activity reached its zenith?

The era of Hunayn Ibn Ishaq (800-820)

The reign of the Umayads (661-750)

The Golden Era of translation (830-850)

The reign of the Abbasids (750-1258) particularly during the reign of Al-M'mun (813-33) (correct)

What was the name of the institute founded by Al-Ma'mun in 830?

The Center of Higher Learning

The Library of Al-Ma'mun

The Academy of Translation

Bait Al-Hikma (House of Wisdom) (correct)

How many translators were employed by Bait Al-Hikma?

65 translators (correct)

100 translators

50 translators

75 translators

What was the characteristic of the translation method associated with Yuhana Ibn Al-Batriq and Ibn Na'ima Al-Himsi?

It was highly literal and consisted of translating each Greek word with an equivalent Arabic word Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the translation method associated with Yuhana Ibn Al-Batriq and Ibn Na'ima Al-Himsi?

It was not successful and many of their translations were later revised Signup and view all the answers

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

Hunayn Ibn Ishaq Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What is the period during which the translation activity reached its zenith?

What was the name of the institute founded by Al-Ma'mun in 830?

How many translators were employed by Bait Al-Hikma?

What was the characteristic of the translation method associated with Yuhana Ibn Al-Batriq and Ibn Na'ima Al-Himsi?

What was the outcome of the translation method associated with Yuhana Ibn Al-Batriq and Ibn Na'ima Al-Himsi?

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

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