I am only trying to help: please the question is quote as follows on a college level or high school AP World Civilization question:

When Ptolemy's Geography was rediscovered the map-making profession was:

a. supplied with a set of map proofs.
b. stimulated to produce more for decorative maps.
c. legitimized as a profession.
d. enlarged by the addition of many scholars to its ranks.

I am a college student online. I choose answer A. like I see many belive to be true. I got that answer incorrect! I was shocked, so please if anyone has answered this question correctly, please let me know and post it for others to see. Because A is not the correct answer. sorry.

The correct answer on an exam I found was c, don't know if its right or not but since a isn't only three possibilites left ;-)

i conclude that the hypothesis for the questoin is c

It is c