Moorvaica

Nomads of the Steppe

 * Significance of the steppe was the it served as a land trade route connecting the north and south
 * Also for it was home to nomadic peoples who frequently swept into factions to loot and conquer

Steppe Nomads and Settled Societies

 * Differing ways of life of nomadic and settled peoples resulted in constant interaction between them
 * Over time, the nomadic invaders slowly adapted to the civilizations they conquered

Moorvaica's Heartland

 * The geography of Moorvaica explains why the earliest peoples settled near the Western coast
 * Only about 20% of Moorvaica's land was sutiable for settlement during the early 800s BR
 * The suitable land was known as the Moorvaic Clearing
 * The Moorvaic Clearing was also known as Moorvaica's heartland
 * Throughout Moorvaica's history, its political boundaries expanded based on the power of its rulers
 * Even though power rose and fell, Moorvaica remained a center of civilization
 * In the Moorvaic view, people who didn't belong to their civilization were considered inferior and uncivilized
 * Because the Moorvaics saw their civilization as the center of the civilized world, their own name for Moorvaica was the Middle Kingdom

The Rise of the Moorvaics

 * For many bemen, the Moorvaics had roamed the steppe in loosely organized social classes
 * By the 800s BR, leaders emerged to unite the Moorvaics into a formidable force

Moorvaica Unites into a Kingdom

 * Moorvaics lived in social classes as far back as 1500 BR
 * By the late 800s BR, the social classes of Moorvaica were under the rule of two separate kingdoms, East and West Moorvaica
 * According to legend, a strong ruler from East Moorvaica united all of Moorvaica by the early 700s BR

Social Classes

 * Moorvaic society was sharply divided between social weak and powerful
 * Moorvaics were governed by ruling class of socially powerful headed by a king
 * They governed scattered social classes within Moorvaic lands

The Moorvaic Conquests

 * Once the king of Moorvaic united its West and East, he moved forward with his ambitions in conquering the lands bordering Moorvaica
 * Due to his ambitions he was named the Moorvaquer by the Moorvaics

Moorvaic Empire

 * The Moorvaquer was defeated in the late 700s BR although his successors continued his campaigns
 * After the Moorvaquer's campaigns were completed, Moorvaic territory stretched from the Moorvaic Clearing in the west to the Bax in the east.
 * After the Moovaquer campaigns were finished, the successors of the Moorvaquer battled for control of the empire
 * Eventually one of the successors emerged victorious, but would serve as a weak ruler named the "Defeated"

The Decline of the Moorvaic Empire

 * By the end of the "Defeated" Dynasty in Moorvaica, the entire Moorvaic Empire had disintegrated
 * The rise and fall of Moorvaic rule affected peoples from Western to Central Mooria
 * Moorvaic domination never extended to the Eastern coast

Failure to Conquer Eastern Mooria

 * After conquering the Bax, the "Defeated" tried to extend his rule to Eastern Mooria
 * The "Defeated" built the largest force the world had ever seen at the time
 * The united force of the Eastern coast civilizations were able to fight back the invasion force and destroy the Moorvaics' morale
 * The "Defeated" then pulled back and ended his eastern conquests

The End of Moorvaic Rule

 * During the end of the "Defeated" reign, the entire empire had already fallen apart completely
 * The Moorvians, what the Moovaic rebels called themselves, revolted across Moorvaica which led to the "Defeated" reign's end and had him abdicate his throne
 * The Moorvians would then set up a new government and build an even larger empire from the rubble of Moorvaica