Armenians

context: Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. There is a wide-ranging diaspora of around 5 million people of full or partial Armenian ancestry living outside of modern Armenia. The largest Armenian populations today exist in Russia, the United States, France, Georgia, Iran, Ukraine, Lebanon, and Syria. With the exceptions of Iran and the former Soviet states, the present-day Armenian diaspora was formed mainly as a result of the Armenian Genocide.
qas: answers: text: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
question: Where do Armenians mostly live besides Armenia?

answers: text: around 5 million
question: How many Armenians live outside Armenia and the republic within it?

answers: text: Russia, the United States, France, Georgia, Iran, Ukraine, Lebanon, and Syria
question: Where do most emigrant Armenians live?

answers: text: the Armenian Genocide
question: Why did many Armenians leave Armenia?

context: Historically, the name Armenian has come to internationally designate this group of people. It was first used by neighbouring countries of ancient Armenia. The earliest attestations of the exonym Armenia date around the 6th century BC. In his trilingual Behistun Inscription dated to 517 BC, Darius I the Great of Persia refers to Urashtu (in Babylonian) as Armina (in Old Persian; Armina (    ) and Harminuya (in Elamite). In Greek, Αρμένιοι "Armenians" is attested from about the same time, perhaps the earliest reference being a fragment attributed to Hecataeus of Miletus (476 BC). Xenophon, a Greek general serving in some of the Persian expeditions, describes many aspects of Armenian village life and hospitality in around 401 BC. He relates that the people spoke a language that to his ear sounded like the language of the Persians.
qas: answers: text: around the 6th century BC
question: How long ago has the term 'Armenia' been used?

answers: text: 476 BC
question: What is the earliest known use of 'Armenians'?

answers: text: Hecataeus of Miletus
question: Who wrote the earliest known use of 'Armenians'?

answers: text: Xenophon
question: Who described Armenian life in 401 BC?

answers: text: Persians
question: What did Xenophon say Armenian language sounded like?

context: The Armenian Highland lies in the highlands surrounding Mount Ararat, the highest peak of the region. In the Bronze Age, several states flourished in the area of Greater Armenia, including the Hittite Empire (at the height of its power), Mitanni (South-Western historical Armenia), and Hayasa-Azzi (1600–1200 BC). Soon after Hayasa-Azzi were Arme-Shupria (1300s–1190 BC), the Nairi (1400–1000 BC) and the Kingdom of Urartu (860–590 BC), who successively established their sovereignty over the Armenian Highland. Each of the aforementioned nations and tribes participated in the ethnogenesis of the Armenian people. Under Ashurbanipal (669–627 BC), the Assyrian empire reached the Caucasus Mountains (modern Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan).
qas: answers: text: Mount Ararat
question: What mountain does Armenia surround?

answers: text: the Bronze Age
question: What era was the Hittite Empire in?

answers: text: 1600–1200 BC
question: When did the Hayasa-Azzi rule?

answers: text: 1300s–1190 BC
question: When did the Arme-Shupria rule?

answers: text: 1400–1000 BC
question: When did the Nairi rule?

context: Eric P. Hamp in his 2012 Indo-European family tree, groups the Armenian language along with Greek and Ancient Macedonian ("Helleno-Macedonian") in the Pontic Indo-European (also called Helleno-Armenian) subgroup. In Hamp's view the homeland of this subgroup is the northeast coast of the Black Sea and its hinterlands. He assumes that they migrated from there southeast through the Caucasus with the Armenians remaining after Batumi while the pre-Greeks proceeded westwards along the southern coast of the Black Sea.
qas: answers: text: Pontic Indo-European
question: What subgroup does Hamp put the Armenian language in?

answers: text: the northeast coast of the Black Sea and its hinterlands
question: Where does Hamp say the Pontic Indo-European languages originate?

answers: text: Greek and Ancient Macedonian
question: What languages does Hamp say are similar to Armenian?

context: The first geographical entity that was called Armenia by neighboring peoples (such as by Hecataeus of Miletus and on the Achaemenid Behistun Inscription) was established in the late 6th century BC under the Orontid dynasty within the Achaemenid Persian Empire as part of the latters' territories, and which later became a kingdom. At its zenith (95–65 BC), the state extended from the Caucasus all the way to what is now central Turkey, Lebanon, and northern Iran. The imperial reign of Tigranes the Great is thus the span of time during which Armenia itself conquered areas populated by other peoples.
qas: answers: text: in the late 6th century BC
question: When was Armenia established?

answers: text: the Achaemenid Behistun Inscription
question: What famous inscription mentioned Armenia?

answers: text: Orontid dynasty
question: During which dynasty was Armenia established?

answers: text: 95–65 BC
question: When was Armenia at its largest?

context: The Arsacid Kingdom of Armenia, itself a branch of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia, was the first state to adopt Christianity as its religion (it had formerly been adherent to Armenian paganism, which was influenced by Zoroastrianism, while later on adopting a few elements regarding identification of its pantheon with Greco-Roman deities). in the early years of the 4th century, likely AD 301, partly in defiance of the Sassanids it seems. In the late Parthian period, Armenia was a predominantly Zoroastrian-adhering land, but by the Christianisation, previously predominant Zoroastrianism and paganism in Armenia gradually declined. Later on, in order to further strengthen Armenian national identity, Mesrop Mashtots invented the Armenian alphabet, in 405 AD. This event ushered the Golden Age of Armenia, during which many foreign books and manuscripts were translated to Armenian by Mesrop's pupils. Armenia lost its sovereignty again in 428 AD to the rivalling Byzantine and Sassanid Persian empires, until the Muslim conquest of Persia overran also the regions in which Armenians lived.
qas: answers: text: The Arsacid Kingdom of Armenia
question: What was the first country to make Christianity its official religion?

answers: text: Zoroastrianism
question: What religion was Armenian paganism influenced by?

answers: text: AD 301
question: When did Armenia make Christianity its official religion?

answers: text: in defiance of the Sassanids
question: Why did Armenia make Christianity its official religion?

answers: text: Mesrop Mashtots
question: Who invented the Armenian alphabet?

context: In 885 AD the Armenians reestablished themselves as a sovereign kingdom under the leadership of Ashot I of the Bagratid Dynasty. A considerable portion of the Armenian nobility and peasantry fled the Byzantine occupation of Bagratid Armenia in 1045, and the subsequent invasion of the region by Seljuk Turks in 1064. They settled in large numbers in Cilicia, an Anatolian region where Armenians were already established as a minority since Roman times. In 1080, they founded an independent Armenian Principality then Kingdom of Cilicia, which became the focus of Armenian nationalism. The Armenians developed close social, cultural, military, and religious ties with nearby Crusader States, but eventually succumbed to Mamluk invasions. In the next few centuries, Djenghis Khan, Timurids, and the tribal Turkic federations of the Ak Koyunlu and the Kara Koyunlu ruled over the Armenians.
qas: answers: text: 885 AD
question: When did Armenia become a sovereign kingdom?

answers: text: Ashot I
question: Under which ruler did Armenia become a sovereign kingdom?

answers: text: the Bagratid Dynasty
question: What dynasty was Ashot I part of?

answers: text: Seljuk Turks
question: Who invaded Armenia in 1064?

answers: text: the Ak Koyunlu and the Kara Koyunlu
question: What Turkic federations ruled Armenia?

context: From the early 16th century, both Western Armenia and Eastern Armenia fell under Iranian Safavid rule. Owing to the century long Turco-Iranian geo-political rivalry that would last in Western Asia, significant parts of the region were frequently fought over between the two rivalling empires. From the mid 16th century with the Peace of Amasya, and decisively from the first half of the 17th century with the Treaty of Zuhab until the first half of the 19th century, Eastern Armenia was ruled by the successive Iranian Safavid, Afsharid and Qajar empires, while Western Armenia remained under Ottoman rule. In the late 1820s, the parts of historic Armenia under Iranian control centering on Yerevan and Lake Sevan (all of Eastern Armenia) were incorporated into the Russian Empire following Iran's forced ceding of the territories after its loss in the Russo-Persian War (1826-1828) and the outcoming Treaty of Turkmenchay. Western Armenia however, remained in Ottoman hands.
qas: answers: text: 1826
question: When did the Russo-Persian War begin?

answers: text: 1828
question: When did the Russo-Persian War end?

answers: text: Treaty of Turkmenchay
question: What treaty ended the Russo-Persian War?

answers: text: mid 16th century
question: When was the Peace of Amasya?

answers: text: In the late 1820s
question: When did parts of Armenia under Iranian control become part of Russia?

context: Governments of Republic of Turkey since that time have consistently rejected charges of genocide, typically arguing either that those Armenians who died were simply in the way of a war or that killings of Armenians were justified by their individual or collective support for the enemies of the Ottoman Empire. Passage of legislation in various foreign countries condemning the persecution of the Armenians as genocide has often provoked diplomatic conflict. (See Recognition of the Armenian Genocide)
qas: answers: text: Governments of Republic of Turkey
question: Who says they didn't kill Armenians as genocide, just because they were 'in the way of the war'?

answers: text: diplomatic conflict
question: What has happened when other countries condemned Armenian genocide?

answers: text: the Ottoman Empire
question: Who ruled Turkey when the Armenian genocide happened?

context: Following the breakup of the Russian Empire in the aftermath of World War I for a brief period, from 1918 to 1920, Armenia was an independent republic. In late 1920, the communists came to power following an invasion of Armenia by the Red Army, and in 1922, Armenia became part of the Transcaucasian SFSR of the Soviet Union, later forming the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1936 to September 21, 1991). In 1991, Armenia declared independence from the USSR and established the second Republic of Armenia.
qas: answers: text: independent republic
question: What was Armenia's status from 1918 to 1920?

answers: text: late 1920
question: When did communists take over Armenia?

answers: text: the Red Army
question: Who invaded Armenia in 1920?

answers: text: the Transcaucasian SFSR
question: What part of the USSR did Armenia join?

answers: text: 1991
question: When did Armenia leave the USSR?

context: Armenians have had a presence in the Armenian Highland for over four thousand years, since the time when Hayk, the legendary patriarch and founder of the first Armenian nation, led them to victory over Bel of Babylon. Today, with a population of 3.5 million, they not only constitute an overwhelming majority in Armenia, but also in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenians in the diaspora informally refer to them as Hayastantsis (Հայաստանցի), meaning those that are from Armenia (that is, those born and raised in Armenia). They, as well as the Armenians of Iran and Russia speak the Eastern dialect of the Armenian language. The country itself is secular as a result of Soviet domination, but most of its citizens identify themselves as Apostolic Armenian Christian.
qas: answers: text: over four thousand years
question: How long have Armenians lived in the highlands?

answers: text: Hayk
question: Who founded the first Armenian nation?

answers: text: Bel of Babylon
question: Who did Hayk defeat?

answers: text: those that are from Armenia
question: What does Hayastantsis mean?

answers: text: 3.5 million
question: How many native Armenians are in Armenia today?

context: Small Armenian trading and religious communities have existed outside of Armenia for centuries. For example, a community has existed for over a millennium in the Holy Land, and one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of Jerusalem has been called the Armenian Quarter. An Armenian Catholic monastic community of 35 founded in 1717 exists on an island near Venice, Italy. There are also remnants of formerly populous communities in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Belgium, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt.[citation needed]
qas: answers: text: one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of Jerusalem
question: What is the Armenian Quarter?

answers: text: 35
question: How many people live in the Armenian monastery in or near Italy?

answers: text: 1717
question: When was the Italian Armenian monastery founded?

answers: text: Catholic
question: What religion is the Italian Armenian monastery?

answers: text: on an island near Venice
question: Where is the Italian Armenian monastery?

context: Within the diasporan Armenian community, there is an unofficial classification of the different kinds of Armenians. For example, Armenians who originate from Iran are referred to as Parskahay (Պարսկահայ), while Armenians from Lebanon are usually referred to as Lipananahay (Լիբանանահայ). Armenians of the Diaspora are the primary speakers of the Western dialect of the Armenian language. This dialect has considerable differences with Eastern Armenian, but speakers of either of the two variations can usually understand each other. Eastern Armenian in the diaspora is primarily spoken in Iran and European countries such as Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia (where they form a majority in the Samtskhe-Javakheti province). In diverse communities (such as in Canada and the U.S.) where many different kinds of Armenians live together, there is a tendency for the different groups to cluster together.
qas: answers: text: Armenians who originate from Iran
question: What are Parskahay?

answers: text: Armenians from Lebanon
question: What are Lipananahay?

answers: text: Western
question: What dialect do most Diaspora Armenians speak?

answers: text: considerable differences with Eastern Armenian, but speakers of either of the two variations can usually understand each other
question: How similar is Western Armenian to Eastern Armenian dialect?

answers: text: Eastern
question: What type of Armenian is spoken by Armenians in Iran and Russia?

context: Armenia established a Church that still exists independently of both the Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches, having become so in 451 AD as a result of its stance regarding the Council of Chalcedon. Today this church is known as the Armenian Apostolic Church, which is a part of the Oriental Orthodox communion, not to be confused with the Eastern Orthodox communion. During its later political eclipses, Armenia depended on the church to preserve and protect its unique identity. The original location of the Armenian Catholicosate is Echmiadzin. However, the continuous upheavals, which characterized the political scenes of Armenia, made the political power move to safer places. The Church center moved as well to different locations together with the political authority. Therefore, it eventually moved to Cilicia as the Holy See of Cilicia.
qas: answers: text: 451 AD
question: When did Armenia's church become independent?

answers: text: Armenian Apostolic Church
question: What is Armenia's church called?

answers: text: Oriental Orthodox
question: What type of Catholicism is Armenia's church part of?

answers: text: Echmiadzin
question: Where was the Armenian Catholicosate located at first?

answers: text: Cilicia
question: Where did the Armenian Catholicosate move to?

context: The Armenians collective has, at times, constituted a Christian "island" in a mostly Muslim region. There is, however, a minority of ethnic Armenian Muslims, known as Hamshenis but many Armenians view them as a separate race, while the history of the Jews in Armenia dates back 2,000 years. The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia had close ties to European Crusader States. Later on, the deteriorating situation in the region led the bishops of Armenia to elect a Catholicos in Etchmiadzin, the original seat of the Catholicosate. In 1441, a new Catholicos was elected in Etchmiadzin in the person of Kirakos Virapetsi, while Krikor Moussapegiants preserved his title as Catholicos of Cilicia. Therefore, since 1441, there have been two Catholicosates in the Armenian Church with equal rights and privileges, and with their respective jurisdictions. The primacy of honor of the Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin has always been recognized by the Catholicosate of Cilicia.
qas: answers: text: Muslim
question: What religion is dominant in the countries surrounding Armenia?

answers: text: ethnic Armenian Muslims
question: What are Hamshenis?

answers: text: Kirakos Virapetsi
question: Who became Catholicos in Etchmiadzin in 1441?

answers: text: Krikor Moussapegiants
question: Who remained Catholicos of Cilicia?

answers: text: equal rights and privileges
question: How do the two Catholicosates compare?

context: While the Armenian Apostolic Church remains the most prominent church in the Armenian community throughout the world, Armenians (especially in the diaspora) subscribe to any number of other Christian denominations. These include the Armenian Catholic Church (which follows its own liturgy but recognizes the Roman Catholic Pope), the Armenian Evangelical Church, which started as a reformation in the Mother church but later broke away, and the Armenian Brotherhood Church, which was born in the Armenian Evangelical Church, but later broke apart from it. There are other numerous Armenian churches belonging to Protestant denominations of all kinds.
qas: answers: text: Armenian Catholic Church
question: Which Armenian church recognizes the Pope?

answers: text: Armenian Evangelical Church
question: What broke away from the Armenian Apostolic Church?

answers: text: Armenian Apostolic Church
question: Which Armenian church is the most popular in Armenia?

answers: text: Armenian Brotherhood Church
question: What broke away from the Armenian Evangelical Church?

context: Armenian literature dates back to 400 AD, when Mesrop Mashtots first invented the Armenian alphabet. This period of time is often viewed as the Golden Age of Armenian literature. Early Armenian literature was written by the "father of Armenian history", Moses of Chorene, who authored The History of Armenia. The book covers the time-frame from the formation of the Armenian people to the fifth century AD. The nineteenth century beheld a great literary movement that was to give rise to modern Armenian literature. This period of time, during which Armenian culture flourished, is known as the Revival period (Zartonki sherchan). The Revivalist authors of Constantinople and Tiflis, almost identical to the Romanticists of Europe, were interested in encouraging Armenian nationalism. Most of them adopted the newly created Eastern or Western variants of the Armenian language depending on the targeted audience, and preferred them over classical Armenian (grabar). This period ended after the Hamidian massacres, when Armenians experienced turbulent times. As Armenian history of the 1920s and of the Genocide came to be more openly discussed, writers like Paruyr Sevak, Gevork Emin, Silva Kaputikyan and Hovhannes Shiraz began a new era of literature.
qas: answers: text: Mesrop Mashtots
question: Who came up with the Armenian alphabet?

answers: text: 400 AD
question: When did Armenian writing begin?

answers: text: Moses of Chorene
question: Who was the 'father of Armenian history'?

answers: text: Moses of Chorene
question: Who wrote 'The History of Armenia'?

answers: text: Romanticists
question: Which European movement were the Revivalist authors similar to?

context: The first Armenian churches were built between the 4th and 7th century, beginning when Armenia converted to Christianity, and ending with the Arab invasion of Armenia. The early churches were mostly simple basilicas, but some with side apses. By the fifth century the typical cupola cone in the center had become widely used. By the seventh century, centrally planned churches had been built and a more complicated niched buttress and radiating Hrip'simé style had formed. By the time of the Arab invasion, most of what we now know as classical Armenian architecture had formed.
qas: answers: text: between the 4th and 7th century
question: When were early Armenian Christian churches built?

answers: text: 4th
question: In which century did Armenia become Christian?

answers: text: Hrip'simé
question: What radiating style are some Armenian churches built with?

answers: text: fifth century
question: When were Armenian churches built with center cupola cones?

answers: text: seventh century
question: When were Armenian churches built with niched buttresses?

context: From the 9th to 11th century, Armenian architecture underwent a revival under the patronage of the Bagratid Dynasty with a great deal of building done in the area of Lake Van, this included both traditional styles and new innovations. Ornately carved Armenian Khachkars were developed during this time. Many new cities and churches were built during this time, including a new capital at Lake Van and a new Cathedral on Akdamar Island to match. The Cathedral of Ani was also completed during this dynasty. It was during this time that the first major monasteries, such as Haghpat and Haritchavank were built. This period was ended by the Seljuk invasion.
qas: answers: text: Seljuk
question: Who invaded Armenia in the 11th century?

answers: text: Haghpat and Haritchavank
question: What Armenian monasteries were built in the 11th century?

answers: text: From the 9th to 11th century
question: When was there an Armenian architecture revival?

answers: text: Bagratid Dynasty
question: What dynasty ruled Armenia in the 10th century?

answers: text: Armenian Khachkars
question: What was ornately carved in the 9th-11th centuries?

context: During Soviet rule, Armenian athletes rose to prominence winning plenty of medals and helping the USSR win the medal standings at the Olympics on numerous occasions. The first medal won by an Armenian in modern Olympic history was by Hrant Shahinyan, who won two golds and two silvers in gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. In football, their most successful team was Yerevan's FC Ararat, which had claimed most of the Soviet championships in the 70s and had also gone to post victories against professional clubs like FC Bayern Munich in the Euro cup.
qas: answers: text: 1952
question: When did Armenia begin winning Olympic medals?

answers: text: Helsinki
question: Where were the 1952 Olympics held?

answers: text: Yerevan's FC Ararat
question: Which Armenian football team was the most successful?

answers: text: Hrant Shahinyan
question: Who won Armenia's first Olympic medal?

answers: text: FC Bayern Munich
question: What pro team has FC Ararat beaten?

context: Instruments like the duduk, the dhol, the zurna and the kanun are commonly found in Armenian folk music. Artists such as Sayat Nova are famous due to their influence in the development of Armenian folk music. One of the oldest types of Armenian music is the Armenian chant which is the most common kind of religious music in Armenia. Many of these chants are ancient in origin, extending to pre-Christian times, while others are relatively modern, including several composed by Saint Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet. Whilst under Soviet rule, Armenian classical music composer Aram Khatchaturian became internationally well known for his music, for various ballets and the Sabre Dance from his composition for the ballet Gayane.
qas: answers: text: Armenian folk music
question: What kind of music does Sayat Nova play?

answers: text: the duduk, the dhol, the zurna and the kanun
question: What instruments are used in Armenian folk music?

answers: text: the Armenian chant
question: What kind of Armenian religious music is prevalent?

answers: text: inventor of the Armenian alphabet
question: What did Mashtots do besides composing religious chants?

answers: text: classical music composer
question: What was Aram Khatchaturian's career?

context: The Armenian Genocide caused widespread emigration that led to the settlement of Armenians in various countries in the world. Armenians kept to their traditions and certain diasporans rose to fame with their music. In the post-Genocide Armenian community of the United States, the so-called "kef" style Armenian dance music, using Armenian and Middle Eastern folk instruments (often electrified/amplified) and some western instruments, was popular. This style preserved the folk songs and dances of Western Armenia, and many artists also played the contemporary popular songs of Turkey and other Middle Eastern countries from which the Armenians emigrated. Richard Hagopian is perhaps the most famous artist of the traditional "kef" style and the Vosbikian Band was notable in the 40s and 50s for developing their own style of "kef music" heavily influenced by the popular American Big Band Jazz of the time. Later, stemming from the Middle Eastern Armenian diaspora and influenced by Continental European (especially French) pop music, the Armenian pop music genre grew to fame in the 60s and 70s with artists such as Adiss Harmandian and Harout Pamboukjian performing to the Armenian diaspora and Armenia. Also with artists such as Sirusho, performing pop music combined with Armenian folk music in today's entertainment industry. Other Armenian diasporans that rose to fame in classical or international music circles are world-renowned French-Armenian singer and composer Charles Aznavour, pianist Sahan Arzruni, prominent opera sopranos such as Hasmik Papian and more recently Isabel Bayrakdarian and Anna Kasyan. Certain Armenians settled to sing non-Armenian tunes such as the heavy metal band System of a Down (which nonetheless often incorporates traditional Armenian instrumentals and styling into their songs) or pop star Cher. Ruben Hakobyan (Ruben Sasuntsi) is a well recognized Armenian ethnographic and patriotic folk singer who has achieved widespread national recognition due to his devotion to Armenian folk music and exceptional talent. In the Armenian diaspora, Armenian revolutionary songs are popular with the youth.[citation needed] These songs encourage Armenian patriotism and are generally about Armenian history and national heroes.
qas: answers: text: the traditional "kef" style
question: What type of music is Richard Hagopian famous for?

answers: text: Armenian and Middle Eastern folk instruments (often electrified/amplified) and some western instruments
question: What instruments does 'kef' use?

answers: text: pop music combined with Armenian folk music
question: What type of music does Sirusho perform?

answers: text: French-Armenian
question: What nationality is Charles Aznavour?

answers: text: System of a Down
question: What US heavy metal band is comprised of Armenians?

context: Carpet-weaving is historically a major traditional profession for the majority of Armenian women, including many Armenian families. Prominent Karabakh carpet weavers there were men too. The oldest extant Armenian carpet from the region, referred to as Artsakh (see also Karabakh carpet) during the medieval era, is from the village of Banants (near Gandzak) and dates to the early 13th century. The first time that the Armenian word for carpet, gorg, was used in historical sources was in a 1242–1243 Armenian inscription on the wall of the Kaptavan Church in Artsakh.
qas: answers: text: Carpet-weaving
question: What job do many Armenian women traditionally do?

answers: text: early 13th century
question: When is the earliest known Armenian carpet from?

answers: text: the village of Banants (near Gandzak)
question: Where is the earliest known Armenian carpet from?

answers: text: the Armenian word for carpet
question: What is 'gorg'?

answers: text: in a 1242–1243 Armenian inscription on the wall of the Kaptavan Church in Artsakh
question: Where is the earliest known use of 'gorg'?

context: Art historian Hravard Hakobyan notes that "Artsakh carpets occupy a special place in the history of Armenian carpet-making." Common themes and patterns found on Armenian carpets were the depiction of dragons and eagles. They were diverse in style, rich in color and ornamental motifs, and were even separated in categories depending on what sort of animals were depicted on them, such as artsvagorgs (eagle-carpets), vishapagorgs (dragon-carpets) and otsagorgs (serpent-carpets). The rug mentioned in the Kaptavan inscriptions is composed of three arches, "covered with vegatative ornaments", and bears an artistic resemblance to the illuminated manuscripts produced in Artsakh.
qas: answers: text: Art historian
question: What is Hakobyan's career?

answers: text: dragons and eagles
question: What creatures are often depicted on Armenian carpets?

answers: text: eagle-carpets
question: What are artsvagorgs?

answers: text: dragon-carpets
question: What are vishapagorgs?

answers: text: serpent-carpets
question: What are otsagorgs?

context: Armenians enjoy many different native and foreign foods. Arguably the favorite food is khorovats an Armenian-styled barbecue. Lavash is a very popular Armenian flat bread, and Armenian paklava is a popular dessert made from filo dough. Other famous Armenian foods include the kabob (a skewer of marinated roasted meat and vegetables), various dolmas (minced lamb, or beef meat and rice wrapped in grape leaves, cabbage leaves, or stuffed into hollowed vegetables), and pilaf, a rice dish. Also, ghapama, a rice-stuffed pumpkin dish, and many different salads are popular in Armenian culture. Fruits play a large part in the Armenian diet. Apricots (Prunus armeniaca, also known as Armenian Plum) have been grown in Armenia for centuries and have a reputation for having an especially good flavor. Peaches are popular as well, as are grapes, figs, pomegranates, and melons. Preserves are made from many fruits, including cornelian cherries, young walnuts, sea buckthorn, mulberries, sour cherries, and many others.
qas: answers: text: an Armenian-styled barbecue
question: What is khorovats?

answers: text: Armenian flat bread
question: What is lavash?

answers: text: a popular dessert made from filo dough
question: What is paklava?

answers: text: a skewer of marinated roasted meat and vegetables
question: What is a kabob?

answers: text: a rice-stuffed pumpkin dish
question: What is ghapama?