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Turks conquered the city in the 11th
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century, it became a very important caravan %HOOD It was great, - - - -.
life? station. The caravan trade was the main
B: He was an author and A) there were different ways to get here
commercial link between the Orient and B) I was amazed to feel the fresh air
a poet. His father was a Europe. The city played a key role in the & he kept himself safe from others
musician. His father’s name caravan trade because its location, market D) they arrived at a place
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railways emerged in the 19th century, caravan 3.&KRRVHWKHEHVWRSWLRQWRFRPSOHWHWKH
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trade became a thing of the past. Fortunately,
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sees it as one of the World Heritage sites. Jordan: Why did historians call the
1(*$7,9( Mausoleum of Halicarnassus a wonder?
A) The Turkish conquest helped with the Mark: Because - - - -.
Subject be city’s growth as a trade centre.
I / He / She / It was not (wasn’t) B) The city was an important trade centre A) it was one of the most beautiful
at the museum yesterday. for a short time. structures at those times
You / We / They were not (weren’t)
& Railways meant the end of caravan trade B) the engineers used the water from the
popularity of the city. nearby river
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Verb Subject Heritage Sites List. past
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at the museum yesterday? caravan traders. E) there were man-made waterfalls
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