Caucasian Albania

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/caucasian-albania

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 Caucasian Albania known for?Development and use of a unique indigenous alphabet and script
2. What is the geographic scope?Covered territories in modern-day Azerbaijan and the southern regions of Dagestan, Russia
3. What is the chronological span?Flourished approximately from the 1st century BCE to the 10th century CE

Syncretism: The blending of different, often opposing, religious or cultural beliefs and practices into a new whole.
Epigraphy: The study of inscriptions, especially ancient ones, providing historical and linguistic information.
Vassalage: A system where a ruler or state owes allegiance and service to a more powerful lord or state.