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Muslim civilization
 
  a. experienced a prolonged period of decline during the Middle Ages.
 b. was largely isolated from Europe until after the start of the Italian Renaissance.
 c. put little emphasis on preserving and translating Greek and Latin manuscripts.
 d. provided valuable support to the European Renaissance in the form of sources of ancient learning.
  e. lacked great libraries and learning centers similar to those of Christian Europe.

Question 2

Existentialism does not lend itself to a single definition but some of its basic characteristics include all of the following EXCEPT
 
  a. Religion was not at the foundation of many existentialistic writers.
  b. One becomes less human when committed to a set of rules.
  c. The universe has a pre-set of rules.
  d. Existence is purposeless and absurd and understanding this gives life meaning.
  e. The individual has the potential to become more than he or she actually is.



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Reply 2 on: Sep 12, 2019
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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