Armenia by https://padlet.com/leahxcasto/Armenia en-us 2019-11-22 01:10:01 UTC 2019-11-22 01:21:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1e6-1f1f2.png Fact #1: Armenia was the First Nation to Adopt Christianity as a State Religion leahxcasto https://padlet.com/leahxcasto/Armenia/wish/415046401 This comes from the history of Agathangelos, who was basically the Kings "secretary". He claimed that in 301 A.D. the King of Armenia was baptized and officially Christianized his people. ]]> 2019-11-22 01:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/leahxcasto/Armenia/wish/415046401 Fact #2: There is no Discrimination Between Tourists and Locals leahxcasto https://padlet.com/leahxcasto/Armenia/wish/415047532 In Armenia, tourists and locals pay the same price for attractions. There is also free entry to all of the churches in Armenia. Compared to Iran, where tourists pay up to 10x more. ]]> 2019-11-22 01:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/leahxcasto/Armenia/wish/415047532 Fact #3: The Armenian Genocide leahxcasto https://padlet.com/leahxcasto/Armenia/wish/415048153 In 1915, the leaders of the Ottoman Empire set a plan to massacre an entire race of people, resulting in the death of 1.5 million Armenians. The genocide was implemented in 3 phases- first the Ottoman authorities lured men to war where they were massacred, followed by death marches of women, children, and the elderly, and finally by arresting and executing intellectuals. They targeted this specific group so they wouldn't be able to be a threat of opposition and resistance. ]]> 2019-11-22 01:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/leahxcasto/Armenia/wish/415048153