Gelonde

Physical Area
'''The Theocracy of Gelonde covers an area of 170 thousand square miles. Of this, 40% (68 thousand sq. miles) is arable land, and 59% (101 thousand sq. miles) is wilderness. '''

Population
'''The Theocracy of Gelonde has a total population of 10 million people. '''

Settlements
'''The largest city has a population of 38 thousand people, the second largest 19 thousand. There are 3 other cities of note in the kingdom, and 45 towns remaining population lives in numerous small villages, isolated dwellings, etc. '''

Gaford
'''The city of Gaford covers an area of approximately 631 acres, with a total population of 38 thousand people. '''

Military
The fundamental military worry for the country was to keep adversaries out. The dry fields and deserts encompassing territory were possessed by roaming clans who once in a while attempted to attack or get comfortable in the prolific stream valley. All things considered, the incredible regions of the desert framed a boundary that secured the waterway valley and was practically unthinkable for gigantic militaries to cross. They assembled strongholds and stations along the outskirts east and west. Little posts could forestall minor invasions, however in the event that an enormous power was distinguished a message was sent for the primarily armed force corps. They enfeebled their adversaries by utilizing little shot weapons, similar to bows and bolts. They likewise had chariots which they used to charge at the adversary. the Pharaoh would separate his military into two sections explicit military units, with a military chain of importance showing up. The military comprised of three significant branches: the infantry, the chariotry, and the naval force. Infantry troops were mostly recruited, somewhat deliberate. Officers worked for pay, the two locals and hired fighters. Chariotry, the foundation of the realm. Charioteers were drawn from the privileged societies in Gelonde. Chariots were commonly utilized as a portable stage from which to utilize shot weapons, and were commonly pulled by two ponies and monitored by two charioteers; a driver who conveyed a shield, and a man with a bow or lance. Chariots likewise had infantry uphold. When of Qadesh, the chariot arm was at the stature of its turn of events. It was intended for speed and mobility, being lightweight and sensitive in appearance. Its hostile force was in its ability to quickly turn, haggle charge, entering the adversary line, and working as a versatile terminating stage that managed the cost of the battling crew members the occasion to shoot numerous bolts from the composite bow. The chariot corps filled in as an autonomous arm yet were connected to the infantry corps. There were two distinct sorts of boats in Gelonde: the reed boat and the vessel produced using huge wooden boards. The planked ships made the maritime armada and gave it it's wild standing. These early ships came up short on an inward rib for help. Each boat had an assigned area, for the most part under the principal deck, where the slave rowers would sit. The controlling paddle was worked by one man.

Architectural
No one cared how big you built your home. It was up to individuals. Homes were built with bricks made of mud and straw. That let them make many bricks at one time. Most bricks were not baked in an oven, although if they wanted the bricks to be extra strong, they might bake them. But mostly, bricks were dried in the sun. Some large homes were built of stone, but most homes of both the rich and the poor were build of brick.

Nobles: The nobles lived in huge homes or villas. They painted the outside of their homes white because it kept their homes cooler. The very wealthy lined the outside of their homes with white limestone. Limestone was expensive, but it made their homes sparkle in the sunshine.

Although the best artists were busy working on the pyramids or tombs, the walls of each villa were highly decorated by the best artists their money could buy. Some walls were washed with pastel colors to brighten, lighten, and clean.

Some of these huge homes had as many as 30 rooms. Many were storerooms. Some were guest rooms, bedrooms, kid's rooms, and even bathrooms!

Homes had front and back doors. Each door was built about 4 feet off the ground to reduce the amount of sand that worked itself inside the house. You reached the door via a ramp. Ramps, rather than stairs, were used to reach various levels in the house.

The windows were cut high to keep out sand. The windows had bars on them to keep out wild animals. They also acted to reduce theft. The center of the house was the living room or family area. It was usually raised up a bit from the rest of the flooring, again to reduce the amount of sand that got into everything.

Because it was in the center of the villa, surrounded by other rooms, this central living area was cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

Behind the living room was the master bedroom suite. It usually had its own bathroom, complete with a toilet. Other bathrooms were scattered through the home. Pipes led from the bathrooms to various parts of the garden outside. Other rooms were used for a variety of purposes, including the children’s bedrooms and playrooms. Some of the rooms were storerooms full of sealed jars of food.

A typical home in Gelonde had mirrors, pots, and pans, ovens, shelves, beds, comfortable sitting areas, lighting for evenings, heat, and fountains to naturally cool their homes. In the bedrooms, you would find cosmetic pots and perfume pots, and clean clothes. They kept beautifully designed chests to hold linens and clothes and other goods.

Many homes of the rich and noble had gardens and pools both inside and outside the house. Some pools were stocked with brightly colored fish. Gardens had daisies and cornflowers planted amongst the trees.

Peasants: A peasant’s home was tiny by comparison. It was still very nice. Each peasant family had their own home. A door led into an open courtyard with walls but no roof. From the courtyard, a ramp led up, and a door led inside the house. The ramp led to the second-floor roof, where the peasant family could enjoy the evening together. Some homes had a third story with a ramp that led from the second-floor roof to the third-floor roof.

In town, the bottom level was used for a business. It was the bakery or the store or workshop. The top levels were used for the family home. Homes were built close together like townhouses are built today. They had shared walls. In the cities, the peasants and middle-class workers were crowded together in close quarters and neighborhoods. But each family had their own home.

In pyramid-towns, homes were provided for the workers. In the city, quite often the city planners would have homes built for workers.

In the country, the homes of peasants were even roomier. The first level might be used to hold wild birds for eggs and meat. Outside, behind the house, you would probably find a vegetable garden. Brick was cheap. People were talented. Although the master had the final say, it was usually up to the peasant how big he or she wished to build their home.

Food
Food could be prepared by stewing, baking, boiling, grilling, frying, or roasting. Spices and herbs were added for flavor, though the former were expensive imports and therefore confined to the tables of the wealthy. Food such as meats was mostly preserved by salting, and dates and raisins could be dried for long-term storage. The staples bread and beer were usually prepared in the same locations, as the yeast used for bread was also used for brewing. The two were prepared either in special bakeries or, more often, at home, and any surplus would be sold.

the bread was made almost exclusively from emmer wheat, which was more difficult to turn into flour than most other varieties of wheat. The chaff does not come off through threshing but comes in spikelets that needed to be removed by moistening and pounding with a pestle to avoid crushing the grains inside. It was then dried in the sun, winnowed and sieved, and finally milled on a saddle quern, which functioned by moving the grindstone back and forth, rather than with a rotating motion. Some fish were sacred. But some kinds of fish were eaten after being roasted or dried and salted. They ate pigeons and waterfowl. The rich ate beef, but the beef was expensive. They ate pigs for a while, but the priests decided that pigs were not a good thing to eat, and pork was removed from their diet.
 * Upper Class: They ate meat and drank milk. They had wild birds and eggs. They ate a lot of vegetables and dates. Dinner was served on a small table, which was brought to each individual. People ate their food with their fingers. They rinsed their hands between courses, and as needed.
 * Lower Class: The lower class ate fresh bread, onions, vegetables, fish, eggs, and beer. People ate their food with their fingers while lying on mats woven from reeds.

Vegetables were eaten as a complement to the ubiquitous beer and bread; the most common were long-shooted green scallions and garlic but both also had medical uses. There was also lettuce, celery (eaten raw or used to flavor stews), certain types of cucumber and, perhaps, some types of Old World gourds and even melons. By Greco-Roman times there were turnips, but it is not certain if they were available before that period. Various tubers of sedges, including papyrus were eaten raw, boiled, roasted, or ground into flour and were rich in nutrients.


 * Ashishim – Israeli red lentil pancake dish of Ancient Israelite origin, that was commonly eaten by Jews in antiquity.[17]
 * Babaofan or Eight Treasure Glutinous Rice
 * Flatbread
 * Focaccia
 * Mantou
 * Chutney
 * Congee
 * Curry
 * Fish sauce
 * Forcemeat
 * Garum
 * Ham – dry-cured ham
 * Hardtack
 * Harissa
 * Jeok
 * Jusselle
 * Liquamen
 * Lucanica
 * Maccu
 * Misu karu or Misugaru
 * Moretum
 * Nettle stew
 * Nian gao
 * Noodles
 * Oatcake
 * Olive, olive oil
 * Oxygala
 * Papadzules
 * Placenta cake
 * Rice

Holiday
[WIP]

Faith
A theocracy is a form of government in which a deity of some type is recognized as the supreme ruling authority, giving divine guidance to human intermediaries that manage the day-to-day affairs of the government. Their main religion is Bujisha.

Tax System

They traded gold, papyrus, linen, and grain for cedar wood, ebony, copper, iron, ivory, and lapis lazuli (a lovely blue gemstone.) Ships sailed up and down the River, bringing goods to various ports. Once goods were unloaded, goods were hauled to various merchants by camel, cart, and on foot.

Goods, both imported and created by craftsmen at home, were purchased in four main ways - using grain banks, a barter system, metal weights, and bread and beer.

The Grain Banks: The grain banks worked like this: First you deposited grain into one of the huge state grain warehouses. Then, when you wanted to purchase something, you pulled some of your grain out of the grain bank. Of course, there was a fee for this, paid in grain. The "fees" collected (in grain) were used to "pay" state workers, such as the men who worked and lived in the pyramid cities, building pyramids. Basically, food moved around as payment for services and goods, which is one reason no one went hungry.

The Barter System: You could barter with your neighbor if you wish. But there was a more complex barter system in place in Gelonde that worked like this: On certain days, and in some major cities every day, people gathered in public marketplaces. They showed their wares and traded for other goods. Some markets were seasonal. Some ran year around.

Metal Weights: The Egyptians started using coins around 500 BCE. But prior to that, they used a system of metal weights. The metal was not exchanged. It was just used to measure value. A deben, for example, was composed of about 3 ounces of metal, typically silver or copper. A deben had a set value. The weight of the goods was weighed and compared to the weight and value of a deben. That's how goods were priced. Easy? Not really, but it was a system in place for many years in ancient.

Bread and Beer: Both bread and beer were used to pay some workers. This form of payment was not only for the lower classes. Everyone in Gelonde loved beer and bread. They were stapled foods and popular forms of payment.