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THEME 3 LEGENDARY FIGURE

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Read the second part of the text below and fill in the table about Mehmed II. Then, make
sentences as in the example.

The conquest is still subject to many researches today. According to most historians, it was beyond a powerful army.
They agree and focus on Sultan Mehmed’s genius and personal qualities, and believe these played a key role in
planning everything for the conquest. We can find some clues about his personal qualities when we look at some
of his actions and approaches. First of all, he was an intellectual. He could speak six languages and he had the
habit of reading a lot. He read about various topics; from religion to history, from physics to Greek mythology. He
was excellent at physics and maths. He made the largest and strongest cannons himself using his knowledge of
physics and complicated calculations. He paid great attention to education. Sahn-ı Seman Madrasahs of his time
served as higher education institutions and he invited well-known scholars such as Ali Kuşçu to his country. He also
invited Bellini, an Italian Renaissance artist, to draw his portrait. He was a humanist. He respected other beliefs and
religions. He constructed places of worship for members of various religions. Freedom of belief across the empire
was very important to him. He was a very determined leader. There were a lot of difficulties during the siege, but he
never gave up. He managed to keep his armies motivated.
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E.g. Mehmed II was an intellectual man because he 1 E
could speak six languages and he had the habit of Write some notes about a legendary figure
reading. in Turkish history and talk about him/her
using your notes as in Part 1 C.

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