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THEME 7 − FACTS ABOUT TÜRKİYE
7A

Sagalassos - Nymphaeum

3 Listen to the Historic Arc podcast and choose the correct option.
7.1
1. Sagalassos is located in the __________ of Türkiye.
a) south-west b) north-east c) south-east
2. It was taken from the Persians in __________.
a) 390 BC b) 420 AD c) 332 BC
3. Sagalassos was named as the “__________” by the Roman emperor Hadrian.
a) city centre b) first city c) holy city
4. The new area of the site was protected by the __________ Mountains range.
a) Nur b) Kaçkar c) Taurus
5. The __________ were preserved very well thanks to the mountains.
a) stone ruins b) marble wrecks c) mud bricks
6. Most of the __________ were destroyed by natural causes.
a) ruins b) monuments c) furniture

4 Listen to the podcast again and write true (T) or false (F).
7.2
1. Sagalassos was Pisidia’s richest city under Persian rule.

2. The city had always been ruled by the Romans.
3. Most of the site’s ruins are in Akdağ.
4. The site includes different types of structures.
5. The site has been repaired by foreign craftsmen.

5 a) Choose one of the monuments or historical sites below and prepare a short
presentation using the guidelines in the appendix on page 97.

Göbeklitepe Selimiye Mosque Zeugma Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
b) Give a presentation about your topic to the class.

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