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Forgotten Fire By Adam Bagdasarian
History• 1915-1918• The Ottoman Empire• Ruled by Muslim Turks• Carried out rule to eliminate all Christian
Armenians for political and religious reasons• Young Turks over threw the government
(group of young reformists)• Believed that Armenian Christians could not
be assimilated
History • 1.5 million killed and forced displacement• World War One• Muslims against Christians• Lost family, friends, possessions, and
homeland
Genocide• “acts committed with intent to destroy, in
whole or in part a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
Adam Bagdasarian • Author of Forgotten Fire (First novel)• “drew on the experiences of his great uncle,
looking at the tragic happenings between 1915 and 1918 during what has become known as the Armenian holocaust”
• “creates a fictional narrator in young Vahan Kendarian, a member of a well-off family living in the province of Bitlis in eastern Turkey”
Vocabulary Words •Chapters 1-12 nineteen
words! Study!
• Quiz/Packet Questions Due: Feb. 3rd (2-3 chapters per night)
Appraising• Adj.• Estimating the value of; rating
Blighting•Adjective•harming, destroying,
spoiling
Cobbled• Adjective• paved with small rounded stones
Consequence (N.)•Noun• Importance
Devastated• Adjective• Destroyed, or overwhelmed with
grief or shock
Effrontery• Noun• Impudent (rude) boldness
Gendarme (zahn darm)•Noun•Policeman
Integrity•Moral excellence• honesty
Ominous• Adjective• Threatening
Predatory• Adjective• Victimizing or exploiting
others
Premonition•Noun• Forewarning
Pristine•Adjective•Unspoiled, spotless, like
new
Sedition• Noun• Behavior inciting
(spurring/promoting) a rebellion
Solicitous•Adjective•Showing interest or concern
Stench• Noun• Foul Smell
Sullen• Adjective• Passively resentful, sulky, morose
(gloomy/depressed)
Haggard• Adjective• Looking exhausted or distraught
Haphazardly• Adverb• Randomly by chance
Pauper• Noun• A poor person