שאלה | Question: Who was Silvestre de Sacy?

Question: Who was Silvestre de Sacy?

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		A) A French Orientalist and professor who founded modern Oriental studies
		B) A French lord who opposed hashish use in France
		C) A French general in Napoleon’s army who brought hashish consumption in Egypt closer to Europe and therefore opposed the idea
		D) A French priest from the 12th century who described hashish for the first time in Egypt

Explanation: In the lectures, Silvestre de Sacy is presented as a foundational French Orientalist—a key scholar who helped establish modern Oriental studies and whose philological work influenced European understandings of terms like “Hashishin.” (Lecture/Reading: Guba de Sacy and the myth of the Hashishin; also referenced in Ram, Hashishophobia.)