Byzantine Influence

Who ordered the rebuilding of the Hagia Sophia after the destruction of two earlier buildings?

• Constantine

• Justinian

• The Ottoman Turks

• The Byzantine Empire

What was the Hagia Sophia converted into after it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453?

• A palace

• A museum

• A mosque

• A library

Between which two world wars was the Hagia Sophia converted into a museum?

• World War I and World War II

• World War II and the Cold War

• The Crimean War and World War I

• The Napoleonic Wars and World War I

What was the purpose of the four minarets added to the Hagia Sophia?

• Decoration

• Ventilation and to broadcast prayers

• Support the dome

• Symbolize the four corners of the empire

What did the Byzantine Empire help to preserve?

• The culture and traditions of the Persians

• The culture and traditions of the Greeks and Romans

• The culture and traditions of the Egyptians

• The culture and traditions of the Ottomans