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Though the ancient Greeks and Mesopotamians introduced many ideas in the fields of math and science, some ideas developed later and in different places. The study of algebra, a branch of math that uses different letters and numbers to represent values, was created by the Islamic scholar Ibn al-Banna in the 13th century CE. By the 1700s, German mathematician Gottfried Leibniz was teaching algebra to his students in Europe.
What does the text suggest?

A.
Modern math and science studies are almost all taken from ancient Greek theories and ideas.

B.
Middle Eastern societies depended on Europe and Asia for new ideas in math and science.

C.
Important scientific and mathematic theories spread from Islamic empires to Europe in the Middle Ages.

D.
European advancements allowed for ancient math and science theories to develop in the medieval period.

Answer 1

C. The passage says algebra was developed by an Islamic scholar in the 13th century and later taught in Europe, implying important ideas spread from the Islamic world to Europe.