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History of Georgia 🇬🇪

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Georgian name for Georgia
Sakartvelo
Name for the Georgian language and the Georgian people
Kartvelian
Georgia became the first country to produce this commodity in 6000 BC
Wine
First major kingdom of Georgia, located on the shore of the Black Sea
Kingdom of Colchis
The above kingdom is where Jason and the Argonauts found for this object
Golden Fleece
The above kingdom was conquered by this empire in the 500s BC
Achaemenid Empire
Second major kingdom of Georgia, located inland compared to the first
Kingdom of Iberia
Greek woman who preached Christianity in Georgia in the 300s
Saint Nino
King of the second kingdom who converted to Christianity
Miriam III
Georgia was conquered by this Islamic people but stayed Christian
Arabs
Prince who liberated Georgia in 813, reconquering Georgian lands
Ashot I
Leader and conqueror crowned first king of Georgia in 1008
Bagrat III
A cathedral in this city, then capital of Georgia, was built and named by the above
Kutaisi
Powerful king who enriched the nation and kicked out the Muslims
David IV the Builder
1121 battle led by the above king which defeated the much larger Seljuk army
Battle of Didgori
The above king moved the Georgian capital to this city in 1122
Tbilisi
Queen, ruled 1184-1213, under whom Georgia dominated the Caucasus region
Tamar the Great
Poet of this period who wrote "The Knight in the Panther's Skin"
Shota Rustaveli
People who invaded Georgia in 1220
Mongols
Turkic conquerer who invaded Georgia in 1386
Timur
18th century king who tried to strengthen Georgia by allying with Russia
Heraclius II
1795 battle against the below which led to the destruction of Georgia's capital
Battle of Krtsanisi
Country that lost a 1804-1813 war to Russia, resulting in Russia annexing Georgia
Qajar Iran
Georgian noble who became a Russian general in the Napoleonic Wars
Pyotr Bagration
Writer who preserved Georgian culture and language against Russification
Ilia Chavchavadze
Georgian Marxist who became leader of the Soviet Union
Ioseb Jughashvili
First president of Georgia upon independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Peaceful 2003 revolution that attempted to democratize Georgia
Rose Revolution
Name the two current disputed regions of Georgia (in alphabetical order)
Abkhazia
South Ossetia
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