A cartographic school working in this language is noted for its lack of interest in areas outside its cultural zone and produced works like Routes of the Realm and Pictures of the Climates. A scholar who primarily wrote in this language hypothesized the existence of a continent between Europe and Asia after calculating the radius of the earth from measurements taken in the Salt Ranges. The Wonders of Creatures was written in this language, which describes a ferocious, one-horned rabbit given to (*) Alexander the Great. Texts in this language describe an Indian Ocean island containing trees that grow people. This is the language of the Tabula Rogeriana. The island of Waqwaq was written about in this language. A 9th- and 10th-century “translation movement” brought the works of Ptolemy into this language. For 10 points, name this language of most of the scientific texts of the House of Wisdom. ■END■
ANSWER: Arabic [or al-‘arabiyyah or ʿarabī] (The school in the lead-in is the Balkhi School.)
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