Circassian genocide

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/circassian-genocide

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 event name?Circassian genocide (Tsitsekun)
2. What is the primary perpetrator?Imperial Russian Army
3. What happened to the Circassian people in the 19th century?They were forced to leave their homes and many were killed or sent away by the Russian Empire.
4. Why did the Russian Empire want to control the Circassians?They wanted to take over the Caucasus region and saw the Circassians as a strong group that resisted.

Tsitsekun: The Circassian term for the genocide, meaning 'the killing of Circassians.'
Ethnic Cleansing: The systematic forced removal of a population from a territory, often involving violence and intimidation.
Dehumanization: The process of stripping individuals or groups of their human qualities, making them seem less than human.
Diaspora: The dispersion of any people from their original homeland, often resulting in communities living in multiple countries.