Question

Which of the following best illustrates how the Catholic Church preserved works from ancient cultures? (1 point)

Responses (Options)
( ) It preserved solely religious texts by storing them in monasteries.

( ) It saved texts after the Western Roman Empire’s fall and tasked monks with making copies.

( ) It paid Muslim scholars from the Middle East to create copies of Greek and Roman works.

( ) It gave convents control over replicating ancient manuscripts.

Answer 1

( ) It saved texts after the Western Roman Empire’s fall and tasked monks with making copies.

Explanation: Monasteries became centers of learning where monks copied and preserved both religious and classical Greek and Roman manuscripts.