1. Who wrote the Fihrist? What do we know about that person?
2. Based on the Table of Contents, what information did people living in Baghdad in the 10th century have access to? What places did that information come from?
3. Based on the quote from the Fihrist at the end of this passage, how did al-Ma’mun obtain Greek manuscripts for translation into Arabic?
4. Based on this text, what can you infer about life in Baghdad and the relationships between the Abbasid Caliphate and other political powers at the end of the 10th century?
2. Based on the Table of Contents, what information did people living in Baghdad in the 10th century have access to? What places did that information come from?
3. Based on the quote from the Fihrist at the end of this passage, how did al-Ma’mun obtain Greek manuscripts for translation into Arabic?
4. Based on this text, what can you infer about life in Baghdad and the relationships between the Abbasid Caliphate and other political powers at the end of the 10th century?