Beekeeping, horse breeding, and the propagation of crimson worms were highly developed. During the Achaemenid times (550-331 B.C.), Armenia annually forfeited 20, 000 horses to the Persian royal court as tax. In the mountainous and foothill zones of the country, beekeeping reached a peak in its development. The crimson worms propagated in the Ararat Valley used to fabricate the famous crimson dye that was then exported to various countries, and had high economic significance for Armenia.
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