[lormand]

"What, Exactly, are the Great Achievements of the Islamic World?"

I'd have to say only one thing.

They were the librarians for the West during the Dark Ages.

Thats it!

[6323cd]

I think the credit for preserving written records could more fittingly be given to Church archivists on the coast of Ireland during that time period. Erin go Bragh!

Colleen

[JeepInMazar]

They were the librarians for the West during the Dark Ages.

Bingo! As I understand it, the Greek and Latin classics were actually translated into those languages from Arabic.