My Kyiv

​Saint Sophia Cathedral –

the Symbol of Kyiv

My Kyiv, English​

​Read this wordsnake puzzle and find out the fact about St.Sophia Cathedral?

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1. ​to commemorate

2. to house

3. mural

4. to pray

5. to damage

6. invasion

7. to repair

8. to break out

9. heritage

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​Word Power

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Match

Match the following words

• to commemorate

• to pray

• to house

• to break out

• heritage

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​Finish

the sentences

​St.Sophia Cathedral

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1.    St. Sophia  Cathedral was built in………………..

2.    The church was named after……………………..

3.    Petro Mohyla founded…………………………..

4.    In 1697 a great fire………………………………

5.    In 1888 the monument…………………………..

6.    The Holy Sophia Cathedral was named……………………..

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​choose the correct alternative

​St. Sophia Cathedral

Multiple Choice

In 1036 Yaroslav, the son of  Prince Volodymyr the Great, became

       the ruler  of…        

• Eastern Europe     

• the Ottoman Empire 

• Rzeczpospolita

• Kyiv Rus

Multiple Choice

In 1037 St. Sophia Cathedral was built on the site of  the 1036 battle

        against the…

• The Romans

• the Saxons

• the Pechenehy      

• the Mongols

Multiple Choice

This church was named after the famous St. Sophia Cathedral in …

• Constantinople

• Rome

• London

• Boston

Multiple Choice

The name of the cathedral comes from the Greek word “sophia” which

        means …

• beauty

• wisdom

• victory

• wealth

Multiple Choice

You can see the biggest ancient collection of mosaics, frescoes and mural paintings of the … in the cathedral

• the 11th century 

• the 14th century      

• the 17th century

• the 9th century      

Multiple Choice

Whom was the monument built to in front of the cathedral?

• Ivan Mazepa

• Yaroslav the Wise

• Volodymyr Monomakh

• Bohdan Khmelnytskyi

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​Home work

​St.Sophia Cathedral

​Home work

Try to guess this cryptogram​