Lecture 5 Flashcards
1
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Translation in the early days of Islam.
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2
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Explain the two methods of translation during the Abbasid age.
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3
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Explain translation during the Ottoman age.
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4
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Translators and interpreters during the Ottoman age fell into three main groups.
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- Moroccan, Arab and Turkish sailors captured by the French in Malta and released to work as translators in Egypt.
- Friend Orientalists who accompanied the scientific expedition, the best known among them being Venture, Jauper and l’Homaca.
- Christian Syrians who had a good knowledge of both French and Arabic, in addition to sharing the religion of the invaders.
5
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Zaid Ibn Thabit learnt Syriac in ________ days.
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seventeen
6
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Translation during Mohammad Ali’s time because…
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he was personally interested in learning about European civilization.
7
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Translation in the present day
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