During the Middle Ages, scientific works were available to the West because
A) it was preserved by the Church.
B) Muslim Portugal was an important cultural center at the time.
C) Jews and Greeks from the East taught at Bologna.
D) Islamic and Byzantine civilizations had preserved and added to Classical Greek knowledge.
E) was the result of the Carolingian Era.

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Islamic and Byzantine civilizations had preserved and added to Classical Greek knowledge. Through trade and cultural exchange, this knowledge eventually made its way to the West. Scholars such as Thomas Aquinas and Roger Bacon were able to access and study these works, which had a significant impact on the development of science in the West.

During the Middle Ages, Scientific Works Were Available to the West