Caniic History

Also see: Caniic

Caniic history is the narrative of caniic past. It is understood through archaeology, anthropology, genetics, and linguistics, and since the advent of writing, from primary and secondary sources.
Caniic's written history was preceded by its prehistory, beginning with the Stone Age, which saw the Agricultural Revolution begin in the Floniic region of North-western Hazura around 10,000 BCE. During this period, caniic began the systematic husbandry of plants and animals. As agriculture advanced, most caniic transitioned from a nomadic to a settled lifestyle as farmers in permanent settlements. The relative security and increased productivity provided by farming allowed communities to expand into increasingly larger units, fostered by advances in transportation.
The earliest complex societies appeared in fertile river valleys. As farming developed, grain agriculture became more sophisticated and prompted a division of labor to store food between growing seasons. Labor divisions led to the rise of a leisured upper class and the development of cities, which provided the foundation for civilization. The growing complexity of caniic societies necessitated systems of accounting and writing. Ahrafnar developed in the Bronze Age on the southern part of Andractiic during the Oraziic Age.
With civilizations flourishing, ancient history saw the rise and fall of empires. Post-classical history (the "Middle Ages" from about 650 to 1400 CE) witnessed the rise of meritocracy, Floniic Golden Age, and the Renaissance (from around 1200 CE). The 14th century introduction of movable type printing in Norii'c revolutionized communication and facilitated widespread dissemination of information, hastening the end of the Middle Ages and ushering in the Scientific Revolution. The early modern period lasted from about 1400 to 1800 CE. Events during this period included the Age of Discovery and the Age of Enlightenment. By the 17th century, the accumulation of knowledge and technology had reached a critical mass that brought about the Industrial Revolution and began the late modern period, which started around 1800 CE and ran to around 2000. The late-modern period saw a great shift in modern caniic central life style and governous with the outbreak of the Last Emperor War and the subsequent tear down of caniic monarchies and the formation of the Caniic Hierarchy. By the late-1900s, caniic fought a globel struggle to maintain their position as a dominating species during the Sauruanian Contact War. The late-modern age eventually came to an end some time after caniic colonized their homeworld's second moon around 2006-08.

Prehistory

Caniic evolution

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Early Caniic (4 Million years to 9000 BCE)

Genetic measurements indicate that the wolf lineage which would lead to Homo Canis sapiens diverged from the lineage that would lead to Gray and Dire wolves, the closest living relatives of modern Caniic, around 4 million and 2 million years ago. Anatomically modern Caniic arose in Hazura about 500,000 years ago and reached behavioral modernity about 300,000 years ago.

Modern Caniic spread rapidly across Hazura around 50,000 years ago. The rapid expansion of wolfkind to Acluth took place at the climax of the most recent ice age when temperate regions of today were extremely inhospitable. Yet, Caniics had colonized nearly all the ice-free parts of Hazura and Acluth by the end of the Ice Age, some 10,000 years ago. Perhaps as early as 1 million years ago, but certainly by 650,000 years ago, the caniic began using fire for heat and cooking. They also developed language in the Stone period, and a conceptual repertoire that included systematic burial of the dead and adornment of the living. Early artistic expression can be found in the form of cave paintings and sculptures made from ivory, stone, and bone, showing a spirituality generally interpreted as animism, or even shamanism. During this period, all caniic lived as hunter-gatherers, and were generally nomadic. Archaeological and genetic data suggest that the source populations of Stone Age hunter-gatherers survived in sparsely grassland areas and dispersed through areas of high primary productivity while avoiding dense forest cover.

Rise of agriculture

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Ancient history (9000 BCE to 500 BCE)

Cradles of civilization

The Bronze Age saw the development of cities and civilizations. Early civilizations arose close to rivers, first in western Andractiic (6000 BCE) with the Andrac river followed by the Yu'toriic Civilization along the Yu River (5000 BCE), the Acluth Grassland Civilization (5000 BCE), and the Mytariic civilization (3000 BCE).
These societies developed a number of unifying characteristics, including a central government, a complex economy and social structure, systems for keeping records, and distinct cultures and religions. These cultures variously invented the wheel, mathematics, bronze-working, sailing boats, the potter's wheel, woven cloth, construction of monumental buildings, and writing. Polytheistic religions developed, centered on temples where priests and priestesses performed sacrificial rites.
Writing facilitated the administration of cities, the expression of ideas, and the preservation of information. Scholars recognize that writing may have independently developed in at least four ancient civilizations: Oraziic (8500), Yu'toriic (3750 BCE), Norii'c (1278 BCE), and Acluth (630 BCE). Among the earliest surviving written religious scriptures are the Oraziic community texts, the oldest of which date to between 3700 to 3500.

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Oraziic Age

Main Article: Ancient Oraziic

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Regional Empires

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Declines, Falls, and Resurgence

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Post-classical history (1000 BCE to 1400 CE)

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Hazura

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First Contact with the Tigriic (331CE)

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Age of Discovery

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Acluth

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Early Modern history (1400 CE to 1700 CE)

Included: Corga Empire, Viranii Kingdom Floniic Republic, and the Kingdom of Hirura (Norii'c)

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Renaissance

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Scientifc Revolution

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The Rise of Meritocracy

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Late Modern period (1700 to 2000

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War of the Last Emperor

Main Article: War of the Last Emperor

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Formation of the Caniic Hierarchy

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Acluthean War (1920 - 1922)

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First Contact of the Sauruanian (1986)

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Sauruanian First Contact War

Following the disastrous first contact with the Sauruanian, the Caniic Hierarchy attempted twice more for a peaceful resolution but was met with hostility each time. Eventually, the civilian population of Hazura demanded that they take a more aggressive stance against the new species. In the summer of 1987, the Caniic Hierarchy dispatched a military fleet to the now named Esox Islands to deal with the Sauruanian threat.
Between 1987 and 2001, Caniic forces conducted an island-hopping campaign from the eastern portion of the islands westward. While the Sauruanian forces were able to effectively fight on land against the Caniic forces, the technology level of the Caniic weapons would eventually overcome in attrition or stalemates. Where the Sauruanian had a clear advantage was ambushing Caniic naval forces and drawing them into traps.
In 2001 the war came to an end when a Caniic recon plane discovered the sauruanian capital city of Jesk. The plane relayed the location to a warship in the area which made its way towards the city. A battalion of troops aboard the ship sieged the capital for two days, giving Caniic reinforcements time to arrive. A month later, Sauruanian forces opened up for peace talks and negotiations.

Space Age (2000 CE to 2399 CE)

The Space age in Caniic history refers to a significant period between 2000 and 2417, during which Caniic engineers made groundbreaking advancements in aerospace technology. Their innovative work led to the invention of the first aircraft capable of individual space flight. This remarkable achievement opened up new horizons for the Caniic and set the stage for their future endeavors in space exploration.
In 2011, Caniic achieved another major milestone by sending their first manned mission to Tíreia's second moon. This achievement marked a significant moment in history as it showcased Caniic's determination and technical prowess. Over the following two decades, Caniic successfully established a thriving colony on the moon, thanks to the invention of the dome—a technological breakthrough that provided a habitable environment for the Caniic settlers. However, the Caniic technological development faced setbacks as a result of a mishandling of information by the Sauruanian. This unfortunate incident caused a temporary halt in their progress. Despite this setback, the Caniic remained resilient and determined. Lessons were learned from the mishap, and efforts were made to mitigate similar situations in the future.

Twentieth Century

Acluthean Civil War

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Colonization War

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Settlement of Tíreia-B

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The Army and Navy set a Military Base on Loucarro

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Anzion is discovered

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Atis is Colonized

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Twenty-First Century

Orbital Mining Stations set up around Gaetera

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Nitis is colonized as a tourist colony

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Twenty-Second Century

Caniic Colonize Drotonerth

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Drotonerth Colony is wiped out by the Sauruanian

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Twenty-Third Century

First Sauruanian Slave Wars

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Xagroria is Discovered

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Colonial Age (2400 to present)

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Twenty-Fourth Century

Colonization of Tilnypso

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Gifting Tilnypso to the Tigriic

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Twenty-Fifth Century

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Twenty-Sixth Century

Third Sauruanian Slave War (2655 – 2658)

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Colonial Drug Wars (2647 – 2686)

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Expansion beyond Thilt

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Surniic is colonized

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Twenty-Seventh Century

First Contact with the Hivivian

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First Contact with Humanity

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Human-Hivivian War

Main Article: Human-Hivivian War

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