<p>The most famous pyramids are the Egyptian — huge structures built of brick or stone, some of which are among the world&#8217;s largest constructions. They are shaped as a reference to the rays of the sun. Pyramids originated from simple rectangular &#8220;mastaba&#8221; tombs that were being constructed in Egypt over 5,000 years ago, according to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&#8220;From June 1941 to May 1945, more than 500000 Armenians were called up for military service, and it was a significant part of the people (according to the statistics, in 1941 the population of the Armenian Republic was less than 1400000 people). In the Soviet Army there were about 60 Armenian generals and 5 marshals, [&hellip;]</p>

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<p>Ohannessian established the Dome of the Rock Tiles ceramic workshop and school in the Via Dolorosa. Within a decade, Armenian ceramics had started to change the face of the city, adorning its streets, buildings and many of its most famous landmarks with the distinctive glazed tilework of delicate blues, reds, and greens that became a [&hellip;]</p>

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<p>According to the Bible, Noah planted a vine at the foot of Mount Ararat after the Flood &#8211; this was the beginning of the tradition of winemaking in the territory of modern Armenia. The earliest evidence of domesticated grapes in the world has been found in the general &#8220;Shulaveri area&#8221;, near the site of Shulaveri [&hellip;]</p>

<p>New research suggests it was climate-related megadroughts in the 7th century BC that built the foundation for the collapse of the Assyrian Empire (whose heartland was based in today’s northern Iraq)–one of the most powerful civilizations in the ancient world. It details how it triggered a decline in Assyria’s way of life that contributed to [&hellip;]</p>

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<p>Armenians were initially nature worshipers. They worshiped eagles, lions, the sun and heaven. They called themselves Arevortik (Children of the Sun). The sun-god was called Ar (Arev, meaning sun in Armenian). Hints of pagan or pre-Christian Armenia are still evident today, especially in the form of a specific and ancient figure called the Eternity Symbol, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>From the 9th to the 6th centuries B.C., the Kingdom of Urartu flourished in Armenia. Well-connected with the major empires from the Mediterranean to India, Urartu had a distinct cultural environment focused on hunting, the military, and a trade economy. Intruders such as the Scythians, however, who sought to conquer the highlands, were often rebuffed [&hellip;]</p>

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