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MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW TERMS & NAMES
Dictatorship Rises In The seeds of Attacus’ -Tikakuta and Attayoje -T.A. War
the mid-1500s, Atta- absolute monarchy -Shika, Ying -Dimitri
cus was structured sprouted into revolt. -Tutenkarma Jr - Treaty of A.E.
around an absolute -Apalud
monarchy. -Adalup

SETTING THE STAGE In the year 500, nomad travelers named the Tikaku-
ta, who originated in western Africa, set sail to what is now known as the
region of Attacus with a crew of 200. During the journey, one of the four boats
crashed and sunk into the ocean, killing a large number of initial members.
Throughout the trip itself, over 100 nomads died of starvation. Eventually, the
small group of survivors arrived at the northeastern part of Attacus near a
major river called the Lhago river and established a small village there.

The Tikakutans Explore Attacus

Up to the 1100s, Attacus was a direct democracy where the The Law of Shika
people voted for their leaders. It was comprised of one village Amendment 46
leader elected by the Tikakuta people. The Tikakutans had
mostly dark brown skin color with very slim, long arms and legs. Due to the importance of
Important decisions in the village were made by holding votes in
mangoes to our economy,
the main village building, where the village leader lived. In the
henceforth we claim that 2
year 1100, the population of Tikakuta village reached 1000
mangoes are treated as 1 Ying.
people. Due to the increase in population, people needed more
food supply. Therefore, the Tikakutans started to develop agricul-
tural farms. Some of their most important food resources were
Mangoes, Hubbas, and Yams. Hubbas are a type of food stock
native to the Attacan region that tastes extremely similar to pork,
despite being a fruit. Mangoes were very commonly found
throughout Attacus, so much so that they were sometimes used
as currency. For example, the Law of Shika dictated that 2
mangoes were equivalent to 1 Ying.

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 Alliance with Natives The Republic of Tikakuta was established in 1109, replacing their old
system of direct democracy. To control the overall power of the government, the Tikakutan
Republic’s leader, Saka, ordered merchants to explore the area further and out of their initial
camp in the hopes of finding new foods and expanding their region. During their exploration,
merchants stumbled upon a local tribe called the Attayoje. The Attayoje was comprised of 2000
members who had light brown skin, less than average height, and large ears. Their govern-
ment, a system of Republic, was the same as the Tikakuta. Because the Tikakutans were experi-
encing genetic diversity issues due to inbreeding, they decided to join forces with the Attayoje.

Sparks of Enlightenment
From the 1100s to the 1500s, the Tikakuta and Attayoje lived in harmony and traded much
of their knowledge and supplies with each other. They established a mutual commune region
with a public education system, public marketplace, and garden. The Tukakuta region had large
amounts of mangoes, whereas the Attayoje area had an abundance of coconuts. Seeing their
relationship develop, neighboring tribes grew jealous of the number of resources these two
republics had and shared. Due to this jealousy, they began to raid their territory. Beginning in
the mid-1400s, a few scholars from Tikakuta discovered that world is wide and round in a
sphere shape, as opposed to the flat shape of Earth that was thought of back in the day.
Shanta, a renowned philosophe, developed the Widen-View Theory during his scientific
research of geography. Although Shanta tried to preach his ideals in an attempt to inform the
masses, the Attacans ignored his words and Shanta was capturedby the government, being
sentenced to life in prison.

Primary source
With great honor to all Atta-
cans...I will never again claim or
assert..any assumption of what
you are to believe.
Kant Shanta, quoted in
“The Discovers”

MAP of mid 1400s

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 Shika, a Mutual Commune The regions of Tikakuta and Attayoje estab-
lished a mutual commune region with a public education system, public
market place, and garden named Shika. The education system was
primarily directed towards men. As men were physically stronger than
women, they were tasked with learning how to hunt or tend to agricul-
tural responsibilities. On the other hand, women were not given the
luxury as they were often tasked with taking care of the house and their
children. Children were expected to follow either their mother or father
depending on their gender, and help them with their tasks. For their
communication, they invented a shared writing and language system
named Attica. By the 1500s, Tikakuta and Attayoje reached a combined
population of 50,000.
The T.A. War begins
In 1550, the Tikakutan army’s general Tutenkarma Jr. began a conflict
that betrayed the 400 year peace between the Tikakutans and Attoyojans.
Tutenkarma Jr. was born in 1524 to an Attayojan mother and a Tikakutan
father. In his youth, Tutenkarma Jr. dreamed of a unified state. However,
he believed the current empire was in too much conflict, and decided that
the only way for Tikakuta and Attayoje to truly unite was to start over with
people who thought the same as him. Due to the fact that Tutenkarma
(His Father) was a military general from Tikakuta, Tutenkarma Jr. was
raised in a militaristic environment. In school and in combat, those around
him encouraged him to be the best of his surroundings because he was
the youngest and most powerful Tikakuta army general at the time.
Utilizing his cruel, arrogant, and charismatic leadership, he spreaded
propaganda about unifying the two republics. Thanks to the propaganda,
he gathered up a strong following within the military community by telling
them that the military held all the power in the two republics. Eventually,
Tutenkarma achieved his goal in unifying the two republics by starting the
T.A war and named the unified state Attacus.

HISTORY MAKERS
In the morning of June 1st, 1550, Tutenkarma Jr.
with his 17,000 strong army (12,000 Tikakutans
and 5,000 Attayojans) stormed the capital
buildings of both republics and slaughtered
everyone inside, including both leaders of the
republics. As Tutenkarma Jr. had the support of
the majority of the armies in both republics, he
was faced with little opposition. Though violent-
ly, Tutenkarma Jr. had successfully unified the
two republics. He named the new state Attacus,
Shika its new capital, and God-King as Tutenkar-
ma Jr.’s new title.Eventually, the republics turned
TutenKarma Jr. into a military dictatorship.
1524-1589

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 Reign Under Dictatorship Reign under Tutenkarma Jr. was vastly different from anything
the region of Attacus had seen before. In order to expand his empire, Tutenkarma took
direct control of the government for maximum control. He started to force every man
available to fight in battle in order to conquer new territory. Before Tutenkarma Jr.’s ascent
to power, Attacus was a defensive area with little aggression. Now they were attacking
every nearby tribes and kingdoms. However, no one could rebel against Tutenkarma Jr.
because he was too strong to oppose. He was also a brilliant military tactician and led his
army of nearly 50,000 troops to conquer the northern part of the continent. At this point,
there was now nearly 200,000 people within the empire of Attacus. Fittingly, Tutenkarma
Jr. died in battle whilst fighting a war between three local tribes in 1576. His death created
a massive power vacuum for a short period of time, as his three sons competed for the
throne. The eldest son, Apalud, won in the end and continued his father’s legacy by ruling
the empire. The military dictatorship has now turned into a monarchy.

Stablizing the Empire

Apalud was not as brilliant of a fighter as his father, nor was he as cruel
and battle-focused. Instead of expansion and military, he instead focused
on stability within the empire. To invoke feelings of nationalism inside the Population growth in SHIKA
people of Attacus, Apalud encouraged mass migration towards the capital 50000

of Shika for urban development. He believed that a prosperous city would 45000

make people proud of their nation’s progress and also force every Attacan 40000
35000
Population

to accpet Attican as their language and practice Attacan culture. This plan 30000

was also used to disseminate uniculturalism within the nation so that 25000

20000
rebellions were less likely. 15000

Furthermore, he unified the nation’s currency to Ying, and used 2 10000

mangoes as one Ying in order to give the currency validity and set up 5000

banks throughout Attacus, where one could trade Yings for Mangoes if 1500 1605
they wished. Attacus, especially Shika, developed immensely during his Year in Shika
reign. The population of the city grew from 5,000 to nearly 50,000,
indicating that Apalud achieved his goal of stabilizing the nation.
However, he died suddenly of a flu outbreak in 1605. Not yet having a natural resistance or effective medicine,
the entire nation also fell victim to the outbreak and many lost their lives. Due to fertility issues with his wife Dulapa,
Apalud only had one child when he was 41 years old.

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 Europe Begins Their Conquest over Attacus
Apalud’s only son Adalup took over the throne at just 15 years old.
Adalup was more like his grandfather, Tukenkarma Jr., than his father. He
favored war and expansion over stability and peace. However, as a young,
rich, and hot-headed royal, Apalud proved to be an inept king. His reckless
government policies, aggressive war campaigns, and lack of control over
Attacus made its citizens begin to doubt his potential. He offered positions
in the royal court to his friends and arrested or killed anyone who was
opposed to his rule. Slowly but surely, the citizens of Attacus suffered A Portrait of Dimitri
from fierce oppression, corruption, and economic inequality. (Age 28, Drawn in 1834)
During Adalup’s rule, the value of Ying inflated from one Ying for
two mangoes to 100 Ying for one mango. The Europeans, who were never HISTORY IN DEPTH
able to penetrate the Attacan borders before, were able to start conquer-
ing the eastern regions of Attacus due to military neglect. Christian Back in the 1500s,
Europeans once came into
missionaries flooded into the region and as Attacus had never established Attacus in order to
conquer territory. Since
a religion before, it led many people to believe in Catholicism and church- Attacus had a powerful
es began to be built. Adalup was not fond of the Europeans’ actions, but military, the Europeans
could not win the war.
he could not defeat the Europeans as they arrived with better technology. However, Adalup’s
weakness in leadership
Adalup’s warring decisions also took a toll on the Attacan Army. Rebellions allowed Europeans to
began to form left and right within the empire, and on September 2nd of defeat Attacus and bring
in Catholicism.
1628, Adalup was killed by his cousin Dimitri in the Attacan Revolution of
1628.
Buildup to Revolution
Since Dimitri knew that he could not defeat the Europeans, he worked alongside
them. Therefore, as soon as he became the ruler of Attacus, Dimitri signed a
treaty with other European countries called the Treaty of A.E. One of the
statements from the Treaty of A.E. was to allow for some of the lands to be used
as ports for other European countries. Another condition was to allow for free
trade as compensation for the potential land that the Europeans could have
conquered. After Dimitri’s death in 1687, his youngest son Gonik followed in his
father’s footsteps and brought unity and revolution to Attacus.

SECTION 1 ASSESSMENT

TERMS & NAMES 1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.

- T.A. WAR - Treaty of A.E - Absolute Monarchy - Revolution

2. Which of the events listed do

you think was the most important? 6. EVALUATING Was absolute monarchy
Explain. 3.What led Attacus develop in the
1500s? needed for Attacus?
4. How did absolute monarchy fall 7. MAKING INFERENCES What had led to
down? revolution in the 1800s
500 1628
5.What Treaty was made for peace in
Attacus?
8. FORMING AND SUPPORTING OPINIONS Do
you agree or disagree with the following
statement ‘Was it right to make Treaty of A.E. ?’

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MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW TERMS & NAMES
New Products Boost In the The growth of Attacus’ -Gonik
late 18oos, Attacus began to industrialization brought -Sunaan
industrialize and create changes that affects the -Seed drill
progress in the country’s country to this day. -The Development Act of 1861
economy and society.
SETTING THE STAGE The Industrial Revolution began in Europe
as a product of labor and innovation. Production of goods was
made quicker and more efficient. Originating in England, this
phenomenon soon spread across the world to influence countless
cultures and regions. While some countries were quick to adapt to
these new changes, others were hesitant to follow through with it,
thinking that they may have to leave behind their old way of life.

Innovation Develops Trade

In the 1750s, King Gonik began to expand his HISTORY IN DEPTH
nation’s reach. He developed trading networks
In the Winter of 1687, Dimitri
with North America and Peru, hoping to give his died of Influenza at the age of
people the opportunity to trade for resources 88. His third wife, Derrasa (24
years old) ruled Attacus in his
that were exclusive to those regions. After stead until their son’s birth in
1730. Before Dimitri passed
establishing trade routes in 1753, the Attacans away, however, he specifically
began to sell crops and resources native to their asked Derrasa for a favor, which
was to make his child the ruler
lands. 2 commonly sold goods were mango fruits of Attacus. The child was named
Gonik by Dimitri in advance
and coconut fiber fabric. Both resources were before his death. During his
abundant in Attacus’ tropical climate, but the childhood, Gonik was taught
about his father’s past
latter required a special technique to create. achievements and leadership.
After learning about his father’s
Coconut fiber was gathered and soaked in water role in Attacus’ unity, Gonik was
for a week, then a rice-based glue product was motivated to improve
relationships with neighboring
used to hold together the fibers. Next, profes- countries in the hopes that one
day, he too may unite a greater
sional textile workers utilized a knotting tech- power.
nique called the Sunaan to twist the fibers
together extremely tightly, ensuring that no
fibers would fall loose. The end product was a
soft and flexible fabric and became popular

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 among foreigners, who viewed it with both curiosity and interest, similar
to Silk Clothing found in East Asia.

Regional-Exclusive Resources After finding products to offer in the global

market, the Attacans turned their attention toward what they could obtain from
the trades. From Britain and America, they purchased weapons that were often
used in the countries’ wars. Examples of these devices included spears, bayo-
nets, and rifled muskets. From Peru, they purchased natural resources in the
form of minerals and ores. Specifically, they traded for 3 ores in particular:
copper, iron, and coal. While coal was demanded for practical uses - lighting
fires, stoves, and other heat sources - iron and copper were originally used for
decorating jewelry and building homes for the nobility in Shika. However, all of
these resources would find new value when the Industrial Revolution was
introduced in Attacus.

The Attacan Government Prohibits Industriali-

zation Word about industrialization first traveled
from Europe to Attacus in the early 19th century,
but this information was quickly covered up by
the Attacan leaders. They were afraid of promot-
ing industrialization due to a deep-seated fear of
conflict stemming from their long history of James McArthurs
battles and wars. They thought that if Attacus (Age 39, Picture Taken in 1823)
was to industrialize, the newly developed and
advanced weapons could pose a serious threat Primary Source
to the nation’s future. “The government of Attacus did so desire for
At first, their plan worked. Only a small number self-independence, something I found to be quite
of Attacan traders even knew that such an event odd. Their own markets, which should be free from
oversight by the very nature of laissez-faire, they
was occurring at the time, and even they were keep a strict eye on, spying on goods from
censored and forced to keep quiet about the countries such as ours in order to locate and ‘take
news. However, in 1821, the first inventions care of’ unwanted products
from the Industrial Revolution made their way James McArthurs, as quoted
into the country via British and American in his novel, “Non-Standard”
exports. With their original plan being made
invalid within months, the government turned to
another idea, which was to keep a close eye on
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 Industrialization Comes to a Halt
Word spread quickly around Shika, where many of the foreign markets in Attacus were locat-
ed. Citizens, hoping to obtain foreign, new, and exciting products for themselves, began to
purchase inventions secretly. Due to the government’s close watch on the market, however,
they were forced to create an unofficial black market for these industrialized goods. For large
inventions such as the Spinning Jenny and the Steam Engines, blueprints were traded instead
as the inventions themselves were too large to move discreetly. However, problems arose
when some began to duplicate the blueprint and share it with their local community, which
caused British traders to grow angry at their profit losses. In an act of revenge, the British
revealed the existence of the black market in 1825. Most blueprints were quickly found and
destroyed by the Attacan government, but a select few were hidden and secretly passed
around.
Turning Point While devices and tools from the Industrial
Revolution were already popular when they first arrived in
Attacus, their popularity rose significantly after the govern-
ment officially banned them. The ban informed more people
that these new technologies existed and those who already
had the blueprint were able to capitalize on their exclusive
knowledge by commissioning blacksmiths to build the prod-
ucts, then either sold the tool directly or used the tool to
produce and harvest resources at a fast pace.

Nunis Billump
(Age 28, Picture Taken in 1834)
Primary Source
“Let it be known, your highness, my actions were born of
nothing but good intentions. Never in my life would I dream of
betraying our country. However, I believe wholeheartedly that
these machines have immense potential to shape our country
for the better. What dictates a nation’s worth, after all, if not
the value that it brings to the global environment? Our current
production meets expectations, that information is noteworthy
to be sure. However, there is potential to go above and beyond
with these tools. We can produce highly-valued goods, make a
name for ourselves, and claim our position in the annals of
history.” Nunis Billump (low ranking
government official) in his
testimonial in court
An Illustration of the Seed Drill
One tool that was widely exploited by many was the Seed
Drill. The Seed Drill is a tool that allows farmers to disperse
seeds evenly across a field, therefore causing the seeds to
germinate properly and more efficiently. Seed drill demands
grew as people learned of its potential, but there wasn’t
enough supply to go around. Farmers who had the blueprints
or designs weren’t willing to sell them either and were only
interested in selling their harvests. On June 4th of 1833, a
blueprint for the Seed Drill was leaked to the public. Before the
Attacan government could react, the blueprint was copied
dozens of times, and citizens had already begun making the
tool. The culprit was unknown at first but was later revealed to
be a government officer. According to the officer, his actions
were motivated by a desire for other government officials to
recognize the value of the Seed Drill and other inventions from
the Industrial Revolution.
Reversal of the Decision Like the government officials
thought, crop production rose significantly over the course
of the next decades, and the economy was boosted. Seeing
the positive impact that industrialization brought to the
nation, the Attacan government realized that industrializa-
tion could contribute to the benefit of the country’s econo-
my and political power. The Development Act of 1861
officially lifted the ban on industrialization, and finally
allowed it to spread across Attacus.

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 Cities and Towns Transform
As the capital of Attacus and where goods from the Industrial Revolution first appeared,
Shika was the first location in Attacus to industrialize. The city already had a head start
from the black market, and thanks to its geography, it also had sufficient sources of
energy to fuel factories. A river went through the center of Shika, which could be used to
move water wheels in factories. Not only that, but Attacus was located on top of coal,
gold, and nickel deposits.
While the latter two ores did not contribute much to industrialization, coal
was extremely valuable as it was the main source of fuel for many machines. Iron
obtained through trading with Peru was used for smelting durable designs such as parts
for steam engines or axes. It was also used to craft railroad tracks, specifically one built in
1864 to connect the Tikakuta and Attayoje regions. Thanks to Attacus’ abundant resourc-
es and steady stream of needed materials, the nation was able to industrialize at a quick
pace.
The Rise of Urbanization After Shika’s industrialization, rural areas near the coast of
Attacus began to industrialize as well. Because they were not as populated or advanced
as Shika, industrialization in the towns was a slow process. Another obstacle blocking
progress was the unfavorable geography of the area and lack of connection with other
countries. They did not have any major water sources, making water power unviable.
They also did not have established trade routes with foreign countries, and had to rely
on trading with Shika in order to gather resources needed for production.
Due to the sudden and dramatic need for labor, Attacan men began to work in
factories. Both immigrants and Native Attacans were employed to work from 9 AM to 8
PM. The Attacan labor force was enough to sustain the country, and all workers were paid
the same amount.
Because a major river flowed through Shika, foreigners living far from the capital
began to move into the city. Attacan manufacturers who preferred to build factories
around sources of energy such as rivers and coal welcomed this movement, as they
planned to build more factories, which also required more workers to work in the facto-
ries. Rapid industrialization and urbanization around Attacus led to cities in and around
Shika becoming crowded, and old homes could no longer support the growing popula-
tion. A new city named Edenth began to build homes on top of each other in an attempt
to increase living space. These new homes were an early version of apartment buildings
and tenements. The rest of Attacus soon followed, and cities slowly became crowded.
However, as a byproduct of industrialization, Attacus’ atmosphere was polluted by abun-
dant amounts of smoke produced by burning coal, and Attacus’ streams were dirtied by
factories dumping waste into them.
During this time, many rural cities began to develop on Attacus’ borders. Kaynek, a
coastal city built in 1983, was mostly fishermen, with a heavy traffic harbor located in the
middle of the city. Derysus, an eastern city located on top of a large coal deposit, was
built in 1857 and supplied most of the coal used throughout the Industrial Revolution.
Shoco, an agricultural city focused on produce, was built in 1833. It is most well known for
being the location where the Seed Drill incident occurred.

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 A New Social Class Appears
With the introduction of factory workers, the wealth gap between nobles and farmers shrunk
between 1850 to 1900. Before industrialization, farmers could not gain the wealth and prestige
that nobles possessed from birth. In theory, rich soil and a tropical climate should have meant
that farmers would be able to grow and sell lots of products to earn large sums of money.
However, the nobles intentionally kept the prices of mangoes and coconuts low, which were the
main crops that were farmed. That way, they could ensure that no farmers would gain enough
income to be able to compete against them financially.

Industrialization and Employment The nobles’ plans came to a halt with

industrialization, as many farmers began turning to work in factories
after seeing the reliable salaries it offered. Production of goods was not Production growth
something that nobles could alter the price of, as it dealt with the global
500000
market, and lowering the profit of workers would result in Attacus’

Production of crops
overall profits also lowering as a consequence. Not only that, but the 400000

movement of farmers turning into workers indirectly led to a small 300000

Production boost in 1840

famine in 1901, where for the first time in Attacan history, there were 200000
not enough farmers available to produce food and shortages were
starting to appear. After a few weeks, the nobles reluctantly gave up and 100000

raised the prices of crops in the hopes that more citizens would be
motivated to become farmers and produce crops to help with the
1700 1720 1740 1760 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860

Year
famine. The strategy worked and more farmers were employed.

Middle-Class A new Middle Class was born in Attacan society and

consisted of successful farmers and workers. People working those jobs
were now able to live a successful and relatively comfortable life thanks
to innovations and inventions made in the Industrial Revolution as well
as the salary that was provided to them from new jobs that opened
from the Industrial Revolution as well. Nobles struggled to maintain the
power that they had pre-industrialization, but despite this there was
never an attempt from the nobles to establish power over the citizens,
as they were far too outnumbered and they wished to hold onto what
little power they had left. This shift in power and change in technology A Cartoon Drawn to Highlight the
during the Industrial Revolution was felt all around the world, and would Middle Class’s Position of Bridging
the Gap Between the Rich and Poor.
eventually boil into a worldwide conflict for power and conquest.

SECTION 2 ASSESSMENT

TERMS & NAMES 1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.

- The Development Act of 1861 - Urbanization - Industrialization

2. Which of the events listed do

you think was the most important?
Explain.
3.What led Attacus develop in the
1800s?
4. What was the Development Act of
1861 made for?
5.How did cities transform during
industrialization.
6. EVALUATING What caused industrialization
in Attacus?
7. MAKING INFERENCES What events led up to
Attacus’ urbanization in the late 1800s?
8. FORMING AND SUPPORTING OPINIONS Do
you agree or disagree with the following
statement: ‘Industrialization is a good thing for
one country’s development?’

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