MYSTERIES OF HAGIA SOPHIA

2. Answer the following questions

ALL ANSWERS MUST COME FROM THE MYSTERIES OF HAGIA SOPHIA VIDEO.

• Number your answers A1, A2, A3, A4, etc.
• Each answer must use correct grammar and punctuation. Consider using the free writing app Grammarly to check grammar and make your writing clear and effective.
• All content must be in your own words. Do not copy and paste from the transcript. As always, answers that are found to be plagiarized and/or come from other sources, such as Wikipedia, etc. will earn a zero for the answer.
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• Work must be submitted by Tuesday, November 3.

QUESTIONS

VALUE: 15 POINTS (ALL QUESTIONS WORTH 1 POINT EXCEPT WHERE NOTED)

1. In what city is Hagia Sophia located? (bonus if you name all three names)
2. When was Hagia Sophia originally built?
3. What was the original function of the building?
4. For whom and why was Hagia Sophia built?
5. Who were the architects of Hagia Sophia?
6. What does “Hagia Sophia” mean?
7. Describe the creation and importance of the mosaics in Hagia Sophia as was demonstrated in the video. (2 points)
8. What happened 20 years after the completion of Hagia Sophia? What was the result?
9. Describe in words or create a diagram to demonstrate some of the unique architectural features of Hagia Sophia. (What innovations did the designers create for this unique building?) (2 points)
10. How do we know this is an “international building,”? What aspects or materials of Hagia Sophia show that it is not only a Turkish architectural work.
11. What does the Dome symbolize? And how is that important for the history of Hagia Sophia?
12. Describe what the team did to research the structure of Hagia Sophia and what they determined were the structural strengths and weaknesses of Hagia Sophia? (2 points)