Armenians

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the indigenous region?Armenian Highlands of West Asia
2. What is the language classification?Indo-European (unique branch)
3. What is special about the Armenian language?Armenian has its own unique alphabet, created in 405 AD by Mesrop Mashtots. It has two main forms: Eastern Armenian spoken in Armenia and some neighboring areas, and Western Armenian spoken mainly by diaspora communities.
4. Why are Armenians called the first nation to adopt Christianity?In the early 4th century, Armenia became the first country in the world to make Christianity its official state religion.

Armenian Highlands: The ancestral geographical region forming the historical homeland of the Armenian people.
Indo-European Language Family: A large language family encompassing most European and many South Asian languages, including Armenian.
Non-Chalcedonian Christianity: A branch of Christianity that rejected the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD, including the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Armenian Genocide: The systematic extermination and deportation of Armenians by the Ottoman government during World War I.