Question

determining key details
today, few people have heard of jundi shapur. but in its times, it was an exceptional university. jundi shapur was built in what is now iran sometime between the 400s and mid - 500s ad. we can only guess the dates, but we do know more about the school. it was the meeting place of the world’s great minds. in 529, christians closed the school of athens—the last link to the academies of socrates, plato, and aristotle. the remaining greek scholars moved to jundi shapur. jews joined them, as did a group of christians called nestorians, who had their own ancient and scholarly traditions. persians added their voices, and one of their learned doctors set off for what is now india, to gather and translate the wisdom of the hindus. the school created the very first teaching hospital in the world, a place where the sick were treated and young doctors learned their craft, as well as a fine observatory to track the heavens. at jundi shapur the best scholars west of china all gathered to think and
which details from the text support the central idea of this passage? check all that apply

• “today, few people have heard of jundi shapur.”
• “jundi shapur was built in what is now iran.”
• “we can only guess the dates.”
• “greek scholars moved to jundi shapur.”
• “nestorians had their own ancient and scholarly traditions.”
• “the school created the very first teaching hospital in the world.”

Explanation:

The central idea of the passage is that Jundi Shapur was a major, diverse ancient university and intellectual hub. We verify each option against the text:

1. "Today, few people have heard of Jundi Shapur" is directly stated in the first sentence.
2. "Jundi Shapur was built in what is now Iran" is confirmed by the text noting it was built in "what is now Iran".
3. "We can only guess the dates" matches the text's line "We can only guess the dates".
4. "Greek scholars moved to Jundi Shapur" is incorrect; the text says Greek scholars from Athens' school were already part of the intellectual lineage, and remaining Greek scholars moved to Jundi Shapur is not stated—instead, Jews and Nestorians joined, Persians added their traditions, and Hindu scholars came to translate wisdom.
5. "Nestorians had their own ancient and scholarly traditions" is directly stated in the text.
6. "The school created the very first teaching hospital in the world" is confirmed by the text's claim about the school founding the first teaching hospital.

Answer:

☑ "Today, few people have heard of Jundi Shapur"
☑ "Jundi Shapur was built in what is now Iran"
☑ "We can only guess the dates"
☑ "Nestorians had their own ancient and scholarly traditions"
☑ "The school created the very first teaching hospital in the world"