Hagia Sofia

1. What does “Hagia Sophia” mean?

• House of Prayer
  

• Holy Wisdom

• Sacred Empire
  

• Grand Dome

What event led to the destruction of the second church at the Hagia Sophia site?

• An earthquake in 558 AD

• The Latin Occupation
  

• The Nika Riots
  

• The Crusades

Which emperor rebuilt Hagia Sophia into the grand structure still seen today?

• Constantine the Great
  

• Justinian I
  

• Mehmed II
  

• Suleiman the Magnificent
  

How did Sultan Mehmed II treat Hagia Sophia after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453?

• He destroyed it
  

• He left it abandoned
  

• He rededicated it as a mosque
  

• He turned it into a fortress

6. What visible feature of Hagia Sophia symbolizes the Islamic era of its history?

• Mosaics
  

• Minarets
  

• Christian icons
  

• Tomb inscriptions

8. What is a challenge in restoring Hagia Sophia’s artwork today?

• B) Some mosaics are permanently lost
  

• Uncovering one piece might damage another
  

• There is not enough public interest