During the middle ages the Arab world was the center of culture and education?

Answer 1

There were impressive advances in the Arab world during the Middle Ages, and many of them made their way into European science and mathematics. One of the most obvious was the Arab numbering system, which we use today instead of Roman numerals (thank the Lord!). Other advances were numerous and important. Some were permanently adopted or even improved by Europeans, and some were lost as the Middle Ages progressed into the Renaissance, which actively sought to return to the values and understanding of ancient Rome, rejecting anything medieval as useless. Among those that were lost were a number relating to medicine, with the result that the medical care George Washington got was hardly any better than what Charlemagne did, despite the fact that such things as clinical trials, evidence based medicine, medical education including studies of anatomy based on dissection, drug testing, and competency examinations for physicians had been developed during the Middle Ages.

The Islamic Golden Age lasted from about 750 to 1258, when Baghdad was sacked, and included not only technology, but the arts, literature, music, philosophy, law, commerce, and navigation.

There are links below to articles on Islamic technology and medicine.