abstract
| - Prior to European contact, the Styxie was dominated by a diverse community of various Indian tribes who were generally pacifist and lived in egalitarian hunter-gatherer societies. The Spaniards were the first Europeans to properly claim and explore the region, although the Dutch and the Russians also established a presence in the region by the 18th century, especially the former. Over the next 250 years, the region came under the control of Spain, Mexico, California, and then Sierra, developing into a thriving agrarian society with predominantly white republicans opposed to the Monarchy of Sierra. In the late 18th century, radical Democratic-Republican Styxers rebelled and started the Sierran Civil War, a conflict that lasted for nearly four years before the self-declared Second California Republic centered within the Styxie was defeated. Following the war, the most populated region of the Styxie rapidly industrialized, and overtook San Francisco and Porciúncula as the manufacturing capital of the Kingdom in the early 20th century. The Styxie was generally resistant to the changes brought forth by the Sierran Cultural Revolution and continued to grow during and after World War II. In the contemporary era, the Styxie remains fiercely Democratic-Republican and a manufacturing center, although has been plagued with urban decay and social strife as the Kingdom's poorest and unhealthiest region. Historically, the Styxie was heavily reliant on agriculture and was primarily rural in nature. By the end of the 1920s however, Styxie had evolved into an industrialized region open to migrants domestic and abroad. The largest city in the Styxie is Bernehim, the capital city of San Joaquin. The culture of Styxie (concentrated heavily in western San Joaquin, eastern Santa Clara, Tahoe, and southern Reno) is noticeably distinct from the rest of Sierra, retaining a culture similar to the Southern United States and Brazoria from which most of Styxers' ancestors originated from. The Styxie is much more socially conservative than its northern coastal neighbors and although is predominantly Protestant as the rest of the Kingdom, does not necessarily feature Confucian or Eastern influences introduced by the Sierran Cultural Revolution to the rest of the nation. Styxers are generally more conservative on morality, politics, and race relations, although are divided on religion, with a significantly higher amount of the irreligious and non-affiliated individuals than in any other region in Sierra except for the Pacific Northwest. Despite obvious differences between general Sierran and Styxer culture, the Styxer daily life is similar to that of most other Sierrans.
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