Civilization During Ancient Times Profile
Time Period: Ancient
Shaping Force: Religion
Population: Entirely human Politics
Political Structure: oligarchy - theocracy
Strong Influence: popular support
Popular Issue: personal freedoms
Stability: extremely stable
Personal Freedoms: repressed
Scandals: common
Foreign Relations: failing rapidly Economy
Main Export: trained animals
Main Import: food crops
Main Resource: mining - gems
Trade: major deficit
Strength: very strong and improving
Wealth: government-controlled
Ecology
Main Climate: Temperate - plains
Ocean: none
Mountains: many
Frequent Trouble: plagues
Wilderness: 19%
Wild Animals: very rare
Natural Resources: very scarce Culture
Highly Values: a sense of humour
Known For: poetry
Popular Entertainment: politics
Respected Profession: teacher
Discrimination: virtually none
Major Taboo: certain religious rituals
Major Social Ill: homelessness Military
Strength: very strong
Focus: land
Main Unit: lone horsemen
Soldiers: volunteers
Main Use: exploration
Rank: via political ties
Superstition
Involves: conspiracies
Prevalence: somewhat common
Viewed: as foolish
Magic: appears in myths Religion
Type: animism
Focus: leader worship
Worship: solemn daily prayers in temples
Associated Artform: tile murals
Prevalence: believed by all
Holidays: very often Population
Urban: 5%
Rural: 95%
Literacy Rate: 19%
Gender Ratio: 1.17 male(s)/female
Fertility Rate: 3.7 children/family
Life Expectancy: 38.8 years