Simulating the Evolution of Empires

Following up on our tectonic simulation, now we model the history of empires rising and falling on our generated worlds. I show what historical models I am basing this simulation off of, and walk through the justification of why those were selected. The end result is mostly based off the the work of Peter Turchin - integrating his meta-ethnic frontier theory, the concept of collective solidarity, and cultural group selection. For longer runs of both models check out this video: https://youtu.be/H5ydPSB2wWM And here is the video explaining how the globe/terrain I am using here is generated: https://youtu.be/7xL0udlhnqI You can get the models to run yourself here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/models-for-of-131949835?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link (You can also do a one time purchase of the post if you are not a fan of subscription models) 0:00 Simulating History 2:50 Collective Solidarity 5:15 Montage 6:00 Model Run-through 8:12 Academic Support 11:06 Group Selection 14:54 Updating Simulation 16:56 Comparing Models 19:23 Wrap up 積読: The Buried by Peter Hessler The Death of Yugoslavia by Laura Silber and Allan Little The Black Jacobins by C.L.R. James The New Quantum Universe by Tony Hey and Patrick Walters Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond The Origins of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow The Darker Angels of Our Nature edited by Philip Dwyer and Mark Micale War and Peace by Leo Tolskoy War and Peace and War by Peter Turchin Historical Dynamics by Peter Turchin Cultural Evolution edited by Peter J. Richerson and Morten H. Christiansen Ultrasociety by Peter Turchin The Muqaddimah by Ibh Khaldun Trust by Francis Fukuyama Trust by Pete Buttigieg Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam (Not in the video but also check out the documentary Join or Die about Putnam's work) The Storm Before The Storm by Mike Duncan Democracy in America by Alexis de Toqueville Sapiens: A Graphic History - Volume 3 by Yuval Noah Narari, David Vandermeulen and Daniel Casanave Evolution and the Levels of Selection by Samir Okasha Trask's Historical Linguistics edited by Robert McColl Millar The Horse the Wheel and Language by David W. Anthony The Language Game by Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater Ages of Discord by Peter Turchin Secular Cycles by Peter Turchin and Sergey A. Nefedov Revolution and Rebellion in the Early Modern World by Jack A. Goldstone The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt Yes this Youtube channel is just a way for me to justify buying so many books. The minute and a half tangent of trying to learn Arabic is sponsored by all the people that called me out for not looking up how to pronounce hnefatafl in the last video.