I just got to get this itch: Starting Wealth is determined largely by the size of the Economy. Imperial Rome, in its height had a very large economy with a great surplus of resources for its citizens. This was the same with Imperial China.
Economies are greater than the SUM of its parts because of Specialization. Specialization was a productivity multiplier, allowing the parts to be way more productive when each cog and wheel hit their stride.
Pre-Civilization.
(TL0) Pre-civilization is before city-building, and these economies
were very immature and numbered in a few thousands at most. Starting
wealth at 250f.
(TL0) Pre-civilization is before city-building, and these economies
were very immature and numbered in a few thousands at most. Starting
wealth at 250f.
Early
Civilizations. (TL1). This is when an economy first reached a
million. Starting wealth at 500f.
Civilizations. (TL1). This is when an economy first reached a
million. Starting wealth at 500f.
Examples are
- City States of
the Levant- The Empire of
Sargon- Old Kingdom
Egypt- Kingdoms
before the Xia- the Celtic and
Germanic communities prior to Romans conquest.
Early
Empires and the Great City States. (TL2) This is when an economy
reaches the size of few millions. Starting wealth at
750f.
Empires and the Great City States. (TL2) This is when an economy
reaches the size of few millions. Starting wealth at
750f.
Examples
are
- the
Egyptian, Mycenaean, and Hittite Empires- the
Greek City States,- Early
Roman Republic,- City
States after the Fall of the Roman Empire,- The
Zhou during the Warring States period,
Kingdoms and
Nation States (TL3). This is when the economy grew to tens of
millions. When City States became more complex, assimilating more
entities, and cultural identity was not limited to a City. Starting
wealth at 1,000f.
Nation States (TL3). This is when the economy grew to tens of
millions. When City States became more complex, assimilating more
entities, and cultural identity was not limited to a City. Starting
wealth at 1,000f.
Examples are
- the Roman
Republic- Unified Greece
- the Persian
Empire- the Empires of
the Qin and Han Dynasty
The Great
Empires (TL4). This is when the economy grew up to a hundred
million. It has reached such a size and breadth that a professional
bureaucracy is needed. Starting wealth at 2,000f.
Empires (TL4). This is when the economy grew up to a hundred
million. It has reached such a size and breadth that a professional
bureaucracy is needed. Starting wealth at 2,000f.
Examples are
- the height of
the Roman Empire,- the Empire of
the Tang Dynasty and onwards,- the Empires of
the Age of Sail
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