1. Gaven Mann Harvir Bains
The Armenians
Gaven Mann
Harvir Bains

2. History Stem from the Babylonians
Only surviving group from ancient Mesopotamia
Term Arminian first appeared in Assyrian writing in the 9th century

3. Beliefs Call themselves the “haia”
Believe that they descent from Haik (Grandson of Noah)
Haik slayed Babylonian lord
Establishes Arminian State
Cappadocia
From there, moves to Eastern Turkey
During 7th and 8th century

4. Geography of Armenians
Location: Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
No coastline (landlocked)
Hot summers, cold winters
Occasionally severe earthquakes, droughts

5. Early kingdom First Kingdom appeared around Lake Van in 13th century
Called Ararat
Empire influenced the Greeks and the Persians
Kingdom falls because of raids
Assyrians, Medes and Scythians

6. Genocide Estimated One and Half Million perished between 1915 and 1923
Done by Turks to try to make their empire as singular as possible
Subject to massacres, starvation, deportation, abduction and torture
Celebrated on April 24th
Day in which 200 high ranking Armenians were massacred

7. Armenian Religion 94% of all Armenians are believers of Christianity
In 301, became the first state to make Christianity the religion of the state
Were believers of Paganism before this
King of Persia in 5th century
Armenians to renounce Christ and embrace Zoroastrianism
Armenians fought to preserve their faith
Were under the control of Islamic heavy empire for long time then the Russians and Turks

8. Armenian Culture 14,000 written Armenian documents in a Library
At Institute of Ancient Manuscripts with some from 5th century
Society is some kind of Hellenistic with influenced gathered through the people that ruled them
Christians for text
Arabs and their textiles
Russians and their language
Adopted Turk custom during the Turks reign

9. Nothing New
1894 and 1896 over 100,000 inhabitants of Armenian villages by the Kingdom
Young Armenians wanted social reform
Turks take over with Armenian support
Turks were Muslim and conflicted with Christian Armenians
-Led to attacks against

10. During WWI Sided with Germany and Austria Hungary
Gave them an opportunity to get rid of the powerful Armenians
Nobody paid any attention to the genocide
To focused on the war
Disarmed all of Armenians with excuse of treason
Put into slave labor battalions
Half a million perished between

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