The World 1850 – 1700 BCE
Americas
The Inupiat tribes of Alaska migrate across the frozen north, following herds of caribou. There are small temporary settlements of the Inupiat people across much of the Arctic wilderness. The muskox that live in these lands attract the Inupiat and quickly become part of the Inupiat way of life.
Some Inupiat people set out across the frozen Arctic Ocean and travel west from Alaska. In Asia they come in contact with the Chukchi natives of the Asian Far East, and with the small population of woolly mammoths on Wrangel Island. The Inupiat settlers on the island coexist with the mammoths, herding them in a manner similar to the caribou and gathering the fur, teeth, and other products of the large animals.
The coastal Tsqualeesh tribes perfect the art of canoe making. Traveling up and down the Pacific coast and the rivers that flow into the ocean the Tsqualeesh spread ever further from their homeland in the Puget Sound. Using large canoes the Tsqualeesh tribes all along the Pacific coast begin to hunt whales that are abundant in these waters in addition to their usual fishing, hunting, and gathering.
Meanwhile the split between the coastal Tsqualeesh and the river Tsqualeesh is finalized. The tribes settled in the Columbia River valley begin to rely more and more on cultivation of plants, such as wild onions, ground nuts, etc., and less on gathering. The tribal settlements, already much larger than the coastal ones, continue to grow into towns where copper crafts and pottery are made and exchanged.
As the Valdivian religion becomes more prevalent in the Andes it also becomes the foundation of a new theocratic government. Quaytapec, the ruler of the village Cawacal proclaims himself to be the messenger of the gods and the divine rulers of all of the Valdivians. He conquers much of the former Valdivian confederation and some lands outside of it, but is killed by yet another messenger of the gods (the gods can be so fickle), and soon at least half a dozen petty Kingdoms emerge in the parts of the Andes that worship the Valdivian sun and moon.
Early during this period the Valdivians and the Tiwanka establish a prominent trade relationship, but it soon declines. The infighting inside the Valdivian clans and the continued migration of the Tiwanka make it difficult. Although a Tiwanka spiritual center emerges in the town of Qusqu it is one of only a few really permanent settlements as the Tiwanka continue to migrate south in search of better agricultural land.
As the Tiwanka move the importance of Astronomy and the elders who interpret the movement of the sun and stars declines. Religion becomes less important outside of the Tiwanka heartland in the Andes and the hereditary chiefs of Tiwanka villages become more prominent. These chiefs establish a class of soldiers and begin to collect payment from the villagers in the form of food, pottery, textiles, etc., for protection (mostly from themselves).
Europe, Africa, and the Near East
In Northern Europe with the dispersion of the Dulais tribes throughout a wide area the Gwyr tribes of Brittany take their place. Mixing with the remnants of the Dulais the Gwyr bring with them a distinct culture, including barrow graves and a new religion. Although similar in some ways both to the Dulais and to the Breton tribes, the Gwyr remain for a time a distinct culture confined to southern Wales.
Although most of the original Gwyr settlers remain confined to Wales, a number of their cultural monuments become commonplace in much of northern Europe. Large stone monuments to gods and to tribal chiefs first appear in Wales, but are then copied by Breton tribes and others around the isles and on the continent. Although this is far from a unifying religion, there are strands of common culture that were first sowed by the migrating Dulais and are now reinforced by the spread of the Gwyr traditions.
After the initial onslaught of the Crithians the Roameni people of the Mediterranean get a short respite. As a response to the piracy the Roameni cities build war galleys and begin to fight back against the Crithians. This seems to only alert the Crithian tribes to the fact that there are rich lands to the west and the onslaught resumes, with the Crithians attacking and displacing the Roameni from some of the southern parts of the peninsula.
Part of the reason for the success of the Crithians against the Roameni is the infighting between different cities. Together with the war galleys the cities organize armies and it becomes inevitable for combat to break out. As major cities fight between themselves they not only suffer from the Crithian attacks, but also lose almost all control over the settlements outside of the island of Sicily.
Elsewhere the warlike Crithian tribes continue their attacks against the Greek tribes and others in Eastern Mediterranean. Repeated Crithian invasions of the Egyptian Kingdoms lead to the collapse of most of the Egyptian polities and the pillaging of the Nile valley. During these raids the Crithians organize themselves into a handful of small tribes, hostile to one another, and competing for power. Often tribes that leave on a raiding expedition return home only to find that another tribe has destroyed their villages and pillaged their land.
Although the Crithian attacks on the Kn’n city-state lessen during this time period, both the Urk’eesh and the Syrians pose a continued threat. Attacks are common, and the constant warfare destroys much of the trade network that the Kn’n rely on. As the size of the city dwindles and people leave in search of safer and more prosperous areas the idea of the Kn’n reclaiming the Levant largely disappears.
Among the Ukr’eesh who now rule the Levant this is a period of consolidation of military rule. Tokof chieftains who have conquered the Levant jostle for power, creating numerous small polities that typically do not survive much past the death of the chief who establishes them. Some more successful Tokof chieftains attempt to subjugate large areas, or even the tribes in Arabia, but such attempts are largely fruitless.
In Arabia itself the traditional Urk’eesh tribes begin to use a primitive form of writing in order to record religious texts and important events. This form of hieroglyphic writing spreads across Arabia together with the Urk’eesh tribes, and into Mesopotamia and the Levant where variations on it become commonplace.
In West Africa cereal farmers largely settle down and spread out across the fertile parts of the plains, coming into conflict with the pastoral nomads of the Sahel.
Asia
The decline of the Oxus civilization continues as trade becomes almost nonexistent. The rigid theocratic society survives for some time, but people migrate outward and gradually central power declines.
Infighting brings to an end the Hong Bang dynasty in Vietnam and with it the Kingdom built around it. Petty kingdoms spring up in its place, which coexist mostly peacefully, continuing the cultivation of rice and silk and trade with the people of China.
Americas
The Inupiat tribes of Alaska migrate across the frozen north, following herds of caribou. There are small temporary settlements of the Inupiat people across much of the Arctic wilderness. The muskox that live in these lands attract the Inupiat and quickly become part of the Inupiat way of life.
Some Inupiat people set out across the frozen Arctic Ocean and travel west from Alaska. In Asia they come in contact with the Chukchi natives of the Asian Far East, and with the small population of woolly mammoths on Wrangel Island. The Inupiat settlers on the island coexist with the mammoths, herding them in a manner similar to the caribou and gathering the fur, teeth, and other products of the large animals.
The coastal Tsqualeesh tribes perfect the art of canoe making. Traveling up and down the Pacific coast and the rivers that flow into the ocean the Tsqualeesh spread ever further from their homeland in the Puget Sound. Using large canoes the Tsqualeesh tribes all along the Pacific coast begin to hunt whales that are abundant in these waters in addition to their usual fishing, hunting, and gathering.
Meanwhile the split between the coastal Tsqualeesh and the river Tsqualeesh is finalized. The tribes settled in the Columbia River valley begin to rely more and more on cultivation of plants, such as wild onions, ground nuts, etc., and less on gathering. The tribal settlements, already much larger than the coastal ones, continue to grow into towns where copper crafts and pottery are made and exchanged.
As the Valdivian religion becomes more prevalent in the Andes it also becomes the foundation of a new theocratic government. Quaytapec, the ruler of the village Cawacal proclaims himself to be the messenger of the gods and the divine rulers of all of the Valdivians. He conquers much of the former Valdivian confederation and some lands outside of it, but is killed by yet another messenger of the gods (the gods can be so fickle), and soon at least half a dozen petty Kingdoms emerge in the parts of the Andes that worship the Valdivian sun and moon.
Early during this period the Valdivians and the Tiwanka establish a prominent trade relationship, but it soon declines. The infighting inside the Valdivian clans and the continued migration of the Tiwanka make it difficult. Although a Tiwanka spiritual center emerges in the town of Qusqu it is one of only a few really permanent settlements as the Tiwanka continue to migrate south in search of better agricultural land.
As the Tiwanka move the importance of Astronomy and the elders who interpret the movement of the sun and stars declines. Religion becomes less important outside of the Tiwanka heartland in the Andes and the hereditary chiefs of Tiwanka villages become more prominent. These chiefs establish a class of soldiers and begin to collect payment from the villagers in the form of food, pottery, textiles, etc., for protection (mostly from themselves).
Europe, Africa, and the Near East
In Northern Europe with the dispersion of the Dulais tribes throughout a wide area the Gwyr tribes of Brittany take their place. Mixing with the remnants of the Dulais the Gwyr bring with them a distinct culture, including barrow graves and a new religion. Although similar in some ways both to the Dulais and to the Breton tribes, the Gwyr remain for a time a distinct culture confined to southern Wales.
Although most of the original Gwyr settlers remain confined to Wales, a number of their cultural monuments become commonplace in much of northern Europe. Large stone monuments to gods and to tribal chiefs first appear in Wales, but are then copied by Breton tribes and others around the isles and on the continent. Although this is far from a unifying religion, there are strands of common culture that were first sowed by the migrating Dulais and are now reinforced by the spread of the Gwyr traditions.
After the initial onslaught of the Crithians the Roameni people of the Mediterranean get a short respite. As a response to the piracy the Roameni cities build war galleys and begin to fight back against the Crithians. This seems to only alert the Crithian tribes to the fact that there are rich lands to the west and the onslaught resumes, with the Crithians attacking and displacing the Roameni from some of the southern parts of the peninsula.
Part of the reason for the success of the Crithians against the Roameni is the infighting between different cities. Together with the war galleys the cities organize armies and it becomes inevitable for combat to break out. As major cities fight between themselves they not only suffer from the Crithian attacks, but also lose almost all control over the settlements outside of the island of Sicily.
Elsewhere the warlike Crithian tribes continue their attacks against the Greek tribes and others in Eastern Mediterranean. Repeated Crithian invasions of the Egyptian Kingdoms lead to the collapse of most of the Egyptian polities and the pillaging of the Nile valley. During these raids the Crithians organize themselves into a handful of small tribes, hostile to one another, and competing for power. Often tribes that leave on a raiding expedition return home only to find that another tribe has destroyed their villages and pillaged their land.
Although the Crithian attacks on the Kn’n city-state lessen during this time period, both the Urk’eesh and the Syrians pose a continued threat. Attacks are common, and the constant warfare destroys much of the trade network that the Kn’n rely on. As the size of the city dwindles and people leave in search of safer and more prosperous areas the idea of the Kn’n reclaiming the Levant largely disappears.
Among the Ukr’eesh who now rule the Levant this is a period of consolidation of military rule. Tokof chieftains who have conquered the Levant jostle for power, creating numerous small polities that typically do not survive much past the death of the chief who establishes them. Some more successful Tokof chieftains attempt to subjugate large areas, or even the tribes in Arabia, but such attempts are largely fruitless.
In Arabia itself the traditional Urk’eesh tribes begin to use a primitive form of writing in order to record religious texts and important events. This form of hieroglyphic writing spreads across Arabia together with the Urk’eesh tribes, and into Mesopotamia and the Levant where variations on it become commonplace.
In West Africa cereal farmers largely settle down and spread out across the fertile parts of the plains, coming into conflict with the pastoral nomads of the Sahel.
Asia
The decline of the Oxus civilization continues as trade becomes almost nonexistent. The rigid theocratic society survives for some time, but people migrate outward and gradually central power declines.
Infighting brings to an end the Hong Bang dynasty in Vietnam and with it the Kingdom built around it. Petty kingdoms spring up in its place, which coexist mostly peacefully, continuing the cultivation of rice and silk and trade with the people of China.
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