Exam 2 - Armenian History
no
did we win?
armenian democract liberal party/Armenian Ramgavars 1885 social democratic Hunchakian party 1887 armenian revolutionary federation/dashnaktsutyun 1890
name major armenian political parties
etchmiadzin, geghart, xor virap, gayane, hripsime
name the famous armenian churches
hovhannes tumanyan
one of the greatest poets and writers
Shah Abbas I
persian leader who relocated 300k armenians to Iran
wilsonian armenia
president wilson drew this new map
King Tiridates III (Trdat)
proclaimed Christianity as the religion of armenia
armenian general benevolent union/AGBU
promotes armenian identity through educational programs
Homenetmen (armenian general athletic union and scouts)
scouting/athletic programs for diaspora
pan-turkism
strategy that would expand the ottoman empire to asia
Mt. aragats
tallest mountain
Hayk
the patriarch of armenia
AYF
the political youth organization of the ARF
Bagratuni Dynasty
this dynasty asserted political authority, internationl trade, art, literature
xachkar
what "Cross stones" were used as gravestones
Fedayees
what are armenian revolutionaries called
georgia, azerbaijan, turkey, iran
what countries border armenia
4/24
what date do we commemorate the genocide
he defeated the Assyrian giant Bel
what did Hayk do?
red - blood/land/freedom blue - sky orange - natural resources/wealth
what do the colors of our flag mean
Young Turks
what group of ppl planned the genocide
city of 1001 churches
what is Ani known as
tourism/international business
what is armenia's income based on
grabar (գրափառ)
what is known as classical armenian? this was dialect for bible and literature
arax river
what is the border between armenia & turkey
golden age of armenian illumination
what is the cicilian period regarded as
democratic republic
what kind of country are we
greek
what language was the armenian bible translated from
cicilian kingdom
what place is known as lesser armenia
Vartanants
what was the battle with the Persians called
Arshakuni
what was the dynasty in 64 AD
Treaty of Nvarsak
what was the treaty called that gave freedom of religious worship
baku 1918 & shushi 1920
what were the other two massacres during the genocide
405 AD Mesrop Mashtots
when and who created the alphabet
5/28/1918
when did armenians declare their independence? independent republic of armenia was established
301 AD
when did christianity become the religion of armenia
1936
when did we become a republic of the soviet union
9/21/91
when did we gain our 2nd independence? this time from soviet union
every 5 yrs
when do presidential elections take place
1915 in 20th century 1 1/2 mil
when was genocide and how many armenians died
Adana
where did another bloodshed of armenians occur
Rubenian dynasty
which dynasty founded the kingdom of cicilia
persians & 1828
which ppl originally ruled armenia? when was it annexed by russia?
Gregory the Illuminator
who converted King Trdat to christianity
Soghomon Tehlirian
who executed Talar Pasha
Mongols
who invaded the greater armenia in the 13th century
russia
who is our best partner
iran
who is our most stable source of trade
Mikael Nalbandian
who was the author of the Armenian National Anthem
King Levon VI
who was the last monarch of the kingdom of cicilia
aram khachatryan
famous composer
khachatur abovyan
father of modern armenian literature
Raphael Lemkin
father of the genocide treaty
Ishxan
fishy found in lake sevan that's going instinct
Sayat Nova (Harutyun Sayatyan)
king of songs greatest Gusan (folk singer/writer) collected songs from armenian villages
ANCA
largest american armenian political organization
lake sevan
largest body of water
Arax river
largest river
Lisbon 5
group of young members of the Armenian Revolutionary Army who demanded the Turkish Embassy to recognize the genocide
8mil
how many armenians are living outside armenia
1.5 mil
how many armenians live in U.S.
william saroyan
armenian american author born in fresno. didn't speak armenian
30k
how many armenians lost their lives in adana
36 originally then 39
how many letters in alphabet
battle of sardarapat
battle between us and ottomon turks. if we lost the turks wouldve invaded yerevan
Commender in chief Vartan Mamikonian
battled the Persians at Avarayr
armen sarkissian
current president
Levon Ter-Petrosyan
1st president
yerevan & gyumri
2 major cities
Talat, Enver & Jamal Pasha
3 leaders who led the genocide
