Caniic History

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.

Caniic evolved in Hazura from wolves, through various lineages of wolves, most commonly Canini, which arose 7–5 million years ago. The ability to walk on two legs emerged in early Canini after the split from dire wolves, as an adaptation associated with a shift from forested mountain to grassland habitats. Canini began to use rudimentary stone tools circa 4.6 million years ago, marking the advent of the Stone era. The genus Homo canis evolved from Aenocyon. The earliest record of Homo canis is the 3.9 million-year-old specimen ET 567-48 from Mytariic, and the earliest named species is Homo canini, which evolved by 3.3 million years ago. The most important difference between Homo canini and Aenocyon was a 70% increase in brain size. Proto-canis evolved about 3 million years ago and was the first canini species to leave Hazura and disperse across Acluth. As early as 1.7 million years ago, but certainly by 250,000 years ago, canini began to use fire for heat and cooking.   Beginning about 300,000 years ago, Homo canis diversified into many new species of archaic caniic such as the Proto-canis in Hazura. Caniic evolution was not a simple linear or branched progression but involved interbreeding between related species. Genomic research has shown that hybridization between substantially diverged lineages was common in caniic evolution. DNA evidence shows that several genes of proto-canis origin are present among all non-sub-Hazuran populations. Proto-canis and other canini may have contributed up to 9% of their genome to present-day non-sub-Hazuran caniic. The spread of Proto-canis into Acluth marked a significant era in caniic evolution, as new environmental pressures required the species to adapt in novel ways. Fossil evidence suggests that the caniic migrating out of Hazura encountered a variety of new predators and competitors, leading to the development of more sophisticated social structures and cooperative hunting techniques. The use of coordinated strategies likely contributed to the survival and expansion of these early caniic species.   By 1.5 million years ago, regional variants of Proto-canis had emerged, each displaying adaptations to their specific habitats. The Acluthian branch developed a more robust skeletal structure, allowing for endurance-based hunting over vast savannahs, while the Hazuran descendants retained more arboreal adaptations, reflecting their continued reliance on mixed environments of forest and open plains. The divergence of these groups foreshadowed the eventual rise of multiple caniic species, each uniquely suited to its homeland. Around 800,000 years ago, a major climatic shift forced another wave of migrations. Glacial periods made much of Hazura inhospitable, prompting large-scale movements of caniic populations into Acluth and other neighboring islands. This period of migration led to increased contact between distinct populations, fostering genetic exchange and cultural transmission. Archaeological evidence from sites in western Acluth indicates that Homo canis populations developed complex tool industries during this time, including finely shaped stone blades and bone tools.   By 500,000 years ago, the first signs of symbolic thought appeared in the form of ochre-stained bones and rudimentary carvings. These artifacts suggest that caniic had begun to ascribe meaning to their world beyond mere survival. Burial sites dated to this period indicate a shift in social behavior, as individuals were interred with tools and food offerings, hinting at early spiritual beliefs or social stratification. With the advent of the last interglacial period around 300,000 years ago, caniic species flourished across multiple continents. New species emerged, such as Homo canis montari, adapted to cold mountainous environments, and Homo canis maritimus, which thrived in coastal regions with an economy based on fishing and shellfish gathering. The rise of these diverse groups showcases the remarkable adaptability of caniic.   Approximately 100,000 years ago, interbreeding between various Homo canis species reached its peak. DNA analysis confirms that modern caniic carry traces of genes from at least four different archaic populations, indicating a deep history of admixture. This blending of genetic material likely facilitated the rapid advancement of cultural and technological innovation, as knowledge was shared and refined across diverse populations. By 50,000 years ago, Homo canis sapiens emerged as the dominant species, displaying unparalleled cognitive abilities. The development of language, abstract thought, and advanced tool-making set them apart from their predecessors. Rock paintings and early writing systems from this period provide evidence of a sophisticated society with rich oral traditions and artistic expression.   The domestication of fire allowed for a dramatic expansion into previously uninhabitable territories, including frigid northern lands and dense rainforests. The ability to cook food not only improved nutrition but also reduced the time spent foraging, enabling the development of more complex social structures. Settlements grew larger, and the first signs of organized governance appeared in regions where resources were abundant.   As Homo canis sapiens spread across Hazura and Acluth, they encountered and assimilated or displaced other Homo canis species. By 12,000 years ago, the last remnants of archaic caniic populations had vanished, either through absorption into larger groups or through competition for resources.

Homo Canis Sapiens emerged in Hazura around 300,000 years ago. Caniic continued to develop over the succeeding millennia, and by 100,000 years ago, were using jewelry and ocher to adorn the body. By 50,000 years ago, they buried their dead, used projectile weapons, and engaged in seafaring. One of the most important changes, around 9,000 years ago, was the development of syntactic language, which dramatically improved the caniic ability to communicate. Signs of early artistic expression can be found in the form of tree and stone carvings and sculptures made from ivory, stone, and bone, implying a form of spirituality generally interpreted as animism or shamanism. The earliest known musical instruments besides the caniic voice are bone flutes from the forests in Floniic, dated around 30,000 years old. Stone age caniic lived as hunter-gatherers and were generally nomadic.   The migration of anatomically modern caniic out of Hazura took place in multiple waves beginning 250,000–193,000 years ago. The dominant view among scholars is that the early waves of migration died out and all modern non-Hazurans are descended from a single group that left Hazura 90,000–70,000 years ago. H. canis sapiens proceeded to colonize both continents and larger islands around them. These migrations occurred during the most recent Ice Age, when various temperate regions of today were inhospitable. Nevertheless, by the end of the Ice Age some 15,000 years ago, caniic had colonized nearly all ice-free parts of Hazura and Acluth. Modern Caniic expansion coincided with the proto-canis extinction. This extinction were probably caused by climate change, caniic activity, or a combination of the two.

Beginning around 10,000 BCE, the Agriculture Revolution marked the development of agriculture, which fundamentally changed the caniic lifestyle. Agriculture began independently in different parts of Hazura, but was most common in northern Floniic and southern Andractiic, and included a diverse range of taxa, in at least 15 separate centers of origin. Cereal crop cultivation and animal domestication had occurred in Oraziic by at least 8500 BCE in the form of wheat, barley, sheep, and goats. The Yu River Valley in Yu'toriic domesticated cereals, vegetables, fruits, and poultry around 8000–7000 BCE; the Mytariican Coastal Plains cultivated maize, squash, beans, and chili peppers by 7000 BCE. Cattle were the most important domesticated animal in early Cactiica. People in ancient Meeradoriic cultivated camellia sinensis and several other crops between 8000 and 5000 BCE. Potatoes were first cultivated in Doractic, where the horse was also domesticated. It is likely that women played a central role in plant domestication throughout these developments.   Various explanations of the causes of the Agriculture Revolution have been proposed. Some theories identify population growth as the main factor, leading people to seek out new food sources. Others see population growth not as the cause but as the effect of the associated improvements in food supply. Further suggests factors include climate change, resource scarcity, and ideology. The transition to agriculture created food surpluses that could support people not directly engaged in food production, permitting far denser populations and the creation of the first cities and states.   Cities were centers of trade, manufacturing, and political power. They developed mutually beneficial relationships with their surrounding countrysides, receiving agricultural products and providing manufactured goods and varying degrees of political control in return. Pastoral societies based on nomadic animal herding also developed, mostly in dry areas unsuited for plant cultivation. Conflict between nomadic herders and sedentary agriculturalists was frequent and became a recurring theme in caniic history.   Metalworking was first used in the creation of copper tools and ornaments around 7400 BCE. Gold and silver soon followed, primarily for use in ornaments. The first signs of bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, date to around 5500 BCE, but the alloy did not become widely used until the 3rd millennium BCE.

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.

The early modern period from around 1400–1700 CE, saw the Corgans controlling the lands around the Turden Basin, and had Acluth entering the Jul Period. Hazura underwent the Renaissance, starting in the 15th century, and the Age of Discovery began with the exploring and colonizing of new regions. This period also marked the Scientific Revolution, with great advances in mathematics, mechanics, astronomy, advanced military strategy, and physiology.

The late modern period from 1800–2000 saw the Technological and Industrial Revolution bring such discoveries as imaging technology, major innovations in transport and energy development. Andractiic underwent great change, going from a small group of colonies to one of the global superpowers. The Acluthean Wars raged through Hazura in the early 1900s. New Coshar lost most of its colonies in Struyix, and Hazureans continued expansion into the South Durton Ocean lands and Struyix. A tenuous balance of power among Hazureans nations collapsed in 1908 with the outbreak of the Last Emperor War, and the formation of the Caniic Hierarchy. In the 1980s, a worldwide economic crisis led to the expancion into the Esox Islands and the first contact of Tíreia's third sentient race known as Sauruanian. The new racial contact was less than peaceful as it resulted in a war between the caniic and sauruanian that lasted for 15 years and ended with the Treaty of the Marsh with sauruanian becoming a client race of the caniic. Following its conclusion in 2001, The Caniic Hierarchy, and the Esox Kingdom saw a struggle for global influence, including a nuclear arms race and a space race.

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.

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.