Buch des Lebens (Map Game)

The year is 4000 BC: Hunter-gatherer civilizations exist through various forms of simplicity, and while proto-civilizations begin to form across the numerous river valleys worldwide, the Middle East is about to experience a societal revolution bound to change the fate of humanity. This is ... das Buch des Lebens.

This game will start on June 8th.

Rules

 * Don't be stupid.
 * Don't be implausible.
 * Use common sense.

Turn Speed

 * 4000 BC - 2000 BC (200 years/turn)
 * 2000 BC - 1000 BC (100 years/turn)
 * 1000 BC - 1 AD (50 years/turn)
 * 1 AD - 750 AD (25 years/turn)
 * 750 AD - 1450 AD (ten years/turn)
 * 1450 AD - 1750 AD (five years/turn)
 * 1750 AD - 1910 AD (two year/turn)
 * 1910 AD - Present (one year/turn)

Credit due
Credit is due to these map games.
 * Principia Moderni IV (Map Game)
 * Origo Mundi (Map Game)
 * Konig des Menschen (Map Game)

Staff

 * Solace
 * Nathan

Nation signup
Due to the varying nature at the start of the game, city-states under any name or ideology can be created. Send locations for where you would like to start hereor on discord @ Solace#0522.
 * Stockholm: DRAFIGO13 (talk) 07:53, June 3, 2019 (UTC)
 * Ur: Jefferson
 * Akkash: JosephtheAwesome
 * Ngyep Tau (Qujialing Culture): Tashaci 
 * Susa: Emperorkangxi
 * Central Schnurkeramikkultur : With Blood and Iron (talk) 21:54, June 3, 2019 (UTC)
 * Akkad: Warrior
 * Korájáráz: Ycasto
 * Axum: Solace
 * Formosa: Cybermats, created by the Cybermen, they kill by feeding off Brainwaves 18:02, June 6, 2019 (UTC)

4000 BC - 3800 BC
''' Civilizational cultures continue to form and flourish as more and more humans begin migrating to decentralized locations and estabish small tribal states. '''

''' The domestification of the horse continues along the Eurasian steppe. '''
 * Ur: According to our tradition, Ur was founded by Abraham, an 32 year old nomad idol maker that was enlightned by Yahweh and sent in the mission to create a nation that would be the beacon of piety. Settling it in 1 AF(4000 BC) together with other 200 people, the city prospered with early wheat agriculture, with the crops being shared equally. although there was still a major problem: Abraham was sterile. this was only solved when he made his circuncidated, both as a sign of his family's faith in god and to bring him a son. when Abraham was 50, his son Isaac was born. In 3962 BC, Isaac married Rebekah, that gave birth to Jacob and Esau 10 years. In 3945 BC, Abraham died and Isaac became the ruler of Ur. After years ruling over his hometown, Isaac became blind, and because of this, he misleadly gave the birthright of Esau, instead, to Jacob. trying to avoid backlash from his brother, Jacob fled to a nearby city. In 3892, he returned with 10 sons and a wife called Rachel, and after reconciliating with Esau, Jacob buried his father and became the King of Ur with the name Israel, that he acquired after being enlightened by god. One of his first acts was making Esau and his family habitants of a mining colony called Hebrom. In 3875 A.C., his son and favourite Joseph was exiled to a nearby town, what led to Jacob making a backlash against his other sons, through temporarily suspending their inheritances until Joseph was back. Joseph returned in 3865 A.C., and the inheritances of the other sons of Jacob were remade. Jacob died in 3862 A.C. and the Ur became ruled by a junta of sons of Jacob and their families.


 * Korájáráz: The first evidence of a unified civilization between the Kora and Araz rivers (OTL Aras and Kura in Georgia and Azerbaijan) has been dated to be around the period of 4000 BC. The fertile soil of the area made the people there adapt farming fairly quick and the first settlements became real cities. The largest of those were Otzum, Wák and Talz. Otzum was founded at the Kura river, near OTL Likani,Georgia. The city is located in the region near OTL Borjomi, dominating the trade at the western Kura river. It is the youngest of the three cities, but already the second largest in size. The meaning of the city's name is unclear, one hypothesis is that it is derived from an already extinct proto-arasian language in which it means "fir" or "forest". It is ruled by the priests (who are actually closer to fortune tellers and elderly wise men), who also manage the granaries and the small scale trading in the region. North of the city, deep in the forested mountains, there are the Yékal. The Yékal are a tribe of people who lack a sense for an organized society or the concept of permanent property, which leads them to occasional raids, yet they secure the mountain passes from northern invasions. Then, in the heart of the Arazec lands there is the city of Wák. It is located at the northeastern part of the Wa'ak (OTL Lake Sevan). Wák is the oldest of the three great cities and the largest one. It has a centralized authority and manages the agricultural life around the Wa'ak with an efficient beaurocracy. Its influence goes further than just the settlements around the lake, it is a hub for goods from all over the Kura-Araz world. In modern times, Wák is often represented as some sort of capital of a unified realm, yet this is a misunderstanding of the Kura-Araz culture group, as the cities where largely independent and the land between these spheres of influence barely under control of anybody but tribal clans. However, it was an intellectual center and a wealthy city due to the large copper deposits in the region. The dialect of Ápedjeke spoken around Wák was some sort of a lingua franca. Lastly, the city of Talz was founded as the second city of the culture, around the Akhuria-Aras river delta. It is the smalles of the three great cities, yet is influence is higher than that of the others, as outposts of it even reach to the shores of the black sea. Here, mostly herding and copper mining are making the city rich, grain and other agricultural products have to be mostly imported. The culture of the culture as a whole is an enigma to many archaeologists as they are radically different from those of Mesopotamia or the plains of the northern Black Sea. For one, these people lack both the concept of a god and a creation myth. By that, a formalized religion does not exist, and only a few rituals are known, yet most of these appear just centuries later in a few of the epics as a side note. However, fortune telling and a vague concept of re-incarnation is known to the culture.