Question: What conditions were present in early Arab society that contributed to the rapid development of scientific knowledge in the region? The Arab development of Greek scientific thought has always benefited our understanding of science. Arab thinkers like Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) contributed to scientific thought at a level that is generally underestimated. Influential scientists and philosophers from Arab culture can trace their lineage back to the earliest days of Arab-Islamic science. Despite the existence of thinkers like Ibn Rushd, the state of the Middle East when science first entered the public domain was more important than any single individual to the development of Arab science. The conditions that existed in the Middle East, coupled with the availability of texts by classical thinkers, helped create a global intellectual climate capable of supporting and continuing the development of past knowledge. The timing of these developments, beginning in the 9th century, created an environment that allowed the cerebral nature of Arab scholars to flourish. Although these developments are based on a general climate, certain specific causes contributed greatly to the success of Greek writing. The introduction of paper production, institutional support for scholars, and the translation efforts undertaken were the most important environmental factors for the development of Arabic science. Unlike other occasions when science has encountered fierce opposition, in the Arab world; the population was interested in science as a discipline and noticed...... middle of article ......science in medieval Christianity and Islam: a comparative perspective. " Journal of the Historical Society 8.3 (2008): 349-393. Print. Johna, Samir. “Hunayn ibn-Ishaq: A Forgotten Legend.” The American Surgeon 68.5 (2002): 497-499. Lewis, Bernard in history, 6th ed. Press, Incorporated, 2002. Print.Osler, William. “The Evolution of Modern Medicine: Kaplan Publishing, 2009. Print.Saliba, George “Islamic Reception of the Department of Greek Astronomy” . Languages ​​and Cultures of the Middle East and Asia, Columbia University 5 (2011): 149-165. Yücesoy, Hayrettin. Abbasid.” History 20.4 (2009): 523-557. Lecture notes printed for Hist 2600E with Professor Maya Shatzmiller..