> Except that Islamic culture drew heavily on them too, especially the Greeks. Most of the reason Europe was able to even have access to Greek works was due t

> Except that Islamic culture drew heavily on them too, especially the Greeks. Most of the reason Europe was able to even have access to Greek works was due to Arabic translations, in many cases the originals do not exist anymore. While in Europe the barbarians were ravaging the remains of the Roman Empire and entering into feudalism and the 'dark ages', Hindu and Greek works were being studied and improved in the Arab world (e.g. Algebra, Algorythm words coming from Arabic works). These later would be brought to Europe via trade with italian city states and copied by the church.