Question

Read the section, "Baghdad: 8th century." What did the book a Thousand and One Nights tell of? (Site 1) X Вт с T short answer​

Answer 1

Answer:

The book tells the story of a woman who managed to escape death by extending a story for a thousand and one nights.

Explanation:

The book tells that the king of Persia, after being betrayed by his wife, ordered her to be killed and decided that he would take revenge on all women, as from that day on, he would spend a night with a woman and behead her in the morning.

One night he chose a woman named Sherazade to spend the night. She knew that the king would behead her in the morning, so she decided to create a plan, which saved her life. During the night Sherazade told the king a story and stopped during a truning point, promising that she would tell the continuation the next night. The king was curious about the story and allowed her to return the following night. Sherazade continued with this plan for a thousand and one nights, which allowed her to survive.