What is the main purpose of the text discussing Muhammad al-Idrisi's work?

• A. To describe the life of Muhammad al-Idrisi in detail
• B. To compare medieval maps with modern cartography
• C. To describe a collection of medieval maps and how it was created
• D. To explain why maps from that era are inaccurate

Answer: (C)

This text aims to describe a collection of medieval maps and how that collection was created. If you see emphasis on what the atlas contains, how it was assembled, which sources were used, and how the maps were organized or produced, that shows the author’s purpose is to explain the creation and contents of the collection. It’s not primarily about the geographer’s life, a direct comparison to modern maps, or arguing that medieval maps were inaccurate. Those aspects would shift the focus away from describing the collection and its construction.