Question

lesson 4, continued
muslims were also known in medicine. they added to greek and indian medicine. muslim doctors created tests for doctors to pass before they could treat people. they wrote descriptions of diseases, started the first school of pharmacy, and built public hospitals. a baghdad doctor found out how to detect and treat smallpox. another doctor, known in the west as avicenna, wrote a medical encyclopedia widely used in europe for centuries.
some muslims developed a new philosophy called sufism. people who practice sufism are sufis. sufis seek a personal relationship with god. sufism has brought many followers to islam.
literature and the arts
poetry and short stories were popular among muslims. the collection of stories called the thousand and one nights includes tales about legendary heroes and characters. the most famous sufi poet was omar khayyám. he wrote about faith, hope, and other emotions in the rubáiyát.
there were many achievements in architecture. rulers liked to be patrons. patrons helped fund the design and construction of mosques. the main part of a mosque is a huge hall where thousands of people gather to pray. often mosques have a large dome and a minaret, or narrow tower from which muslims are called to prayer.
muslims believe only allah (god) can create humans and animals or their images, so artists did not show them in religious art. in part for this reason, muslim artists turned to calligraphy. this decorative writing became an art form.
underline advances in medicine made by muslims.
what is the name of islams great collection of stories?
underline the sentence that helps to explain why muslim artists developed calligraphy as an art form.

Explanation:

1. For the first question, the text mentions "The collection of stories called The Thousand and One Nights", so that's the answer.
2. For the third question, the sentence "Muslims believe only Allah (God) can create humans and animals or their images, so artists did not show them in religious art. In part for this reason, Muslim artists turned to calligraphy." explains why calligraphy developed as an art - form.

Answer:

1. The Thousand and One Nights
2. Muslims believe only Allah (God) can create humans and animals or their images, so artists did not show them in religious art. In part for this reason, Muslim artists turned to calligraphy.