Interest in the Islamic world decreased because

a. many Greek texts had been translated and sparked a great interest in this area.
b. most European scholars saw Islamic knowledge as inferior to the classics.
c. a strong interest in Roman law took center stage, especially in Bologna.
d. few Europeans knew enough Arabic to translate Arabic texts.
e. many were suspicious of the Islamic world because it was non-Christian.


e

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